[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3878-3879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1255]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA162


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee with Advisors, its Surfclam/Ocean 
Quahog/Tilefish Committee, its Ecosystem/Ocean Planning Committee, its 
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee and its, Executive Committee will 
hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2011 through 
Thursday, February 10, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton New Bern, 100 Middle 
Street, New Bern, NC 28560; telephone: (252) 638-3585.

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    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

    1 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee with 
Advisors will meet.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

    8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Surfclam/Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee 
will meet.
    9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.--The Ecosystem Committee will meet.
    10:30 a.m. until 12 noon--The RSA Committee with meet.
    1 p.m.--The Council will convene.
    1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.--The Council will receive a presentation 
entitled Lessons Learned from the Transition to Sectors.
    2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--The Shad/River Herring Committee will 
meet as a Committee of the Whole.
    3:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The 51st Stock Assessment Review will be 
held.
    4 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--The Council will discuss Framework 
Adjustment 7 to the Monkfish FMP.
    4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Monkfish Scoping Meeting will be held.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

    8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
    9 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to approve the December minutes, receive Organizational 
Reports, the New England Liaison Report, the Executive Director's 
Report, the status of the FMP's, Committee Reports, and conduct any 
continuing and/or new business.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    Tuesday, February 8--The Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee 
with Advisors will review the Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) and 
the staff's work to date on Amendment 14 and provide feedback to the 
FMAT and staff for continued development of alternatives and consider 
the fall 2010 NEFSC butterfish trawl data.
    Wednesday, February 9--The Surfclam/Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee 
will review development of Amendment 15 and discuss PSP monitoring for 
opening of George's Bank. The Ecosystem/Ocean Planning Committee will 
review the recommendations from the December Habitat-Ecosystem Workshop 
and develop recommendations for project priorities. The RSA Committee 
will discuss the RSA program review. The Council will convene to hear a 
presentation provided by Gulf of Maine Research Institute regarding the 
Lessons Learned from the Transition to Sectors. The Shad/River Herring 
Committee will meet as a Committee of the Whole to review the progress 
to date and provide direction to the Committee/Staff as necessary. The 
Council will hear the 51st Stock Assessment Review of the Loligo and 
Hake fisheries. Final action will be taken on Framework Adjustment 7 to 
the Monkfish FMP to include revised biomass reference points and a 
Northern Management Area Annual Catch Target (ACT), as well as days-at-
sea and trip limits for the 2011-13 fishing years. A Monkfish Scoping 
Meeting for Amendment 6 regarding catch shares will be held.
    Thursday, February 10--The Executive Committee will discuss the AP 
Fishery performance report development update, an MREP update with 
Council engagement, a visioning update, a communications update, and 
the selection of the Ricks E Savage Award. The Council will hold its 
regular Business Session to approve the December minutes, receive 
Organizational Reports, the New England Liaison Report, the Executive 
Director's Report, Status of the FMP's, Committee Reports, and conduct 
any continuing and/or new business including possible action on SSC 
member nominations.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 18, 2011.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-1255 Filed 1-20-11; 8:45 am]
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