[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 7547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2987]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA198


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 3-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in April 2011. The intent of the meeting is 
to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic 
HMS. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The AP meeting will be held on April 5, 2011, through April 7, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Parker or Margo Schulze-Haugen 
at (301)-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 104-297, provided for the 
establishment of an AP to assist in the collection and evaluation of 
information relevant to the development of any Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP) or FMP amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS consults with and 
considers the comments and views of AP members when preparing and 
implementing FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, 
billfish, and sharks.
    The AP has previously consulted with NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the 
Billfish FMP (April 1999), the HMS FMP (April 1999), Amendment 1 to the 
HMS FMP (December 2003), the Consolidated HMS FMP (October 2006), 
Amendments 1, 2, and 3 to the Consolidated HMS FMP (April and October 
2008, February and September 2009, and May 2010), and an Advanced 
Notice of the Proposed Rule (ANPR) for the future management of the 
shark fishery and the ANPR for Atlantic HMS published June 2009 
(September 2010).
    At the April 2011 AP meeting, NMFS plans to discuss Atlantic 
bluefin tuna management, implementation of 2010 ICCAT measures, an 
update on recreational monitoring methods for HMS fisheries, vessel 
monitoring systems and potential regulatory changes, a summary of the 
Future of the Shark Fishery workshops and other shark issues, and 
permitting and management options for swordfish and smoothhound in the 
trawl fisheries. The meeting may also continue discussions of other 
potential changes to the management of Atlantic HMS fisheries, 
including electronic dealer reporting, revitalizing the swordfish 
fishery, and items contained in the Advanced Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking that published on June 1, 2009 (74 FR 26174). Information on 
the venue and agenda will be provided at a later date.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Brian Parker at (301) 713-2347 at least 7 days 
prior to the meeting.

    Dated: February 7, 2011.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-2987 Filed 2-9-11; 8:45 am]
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