[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72906-72907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30459]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA846


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 
Mid-Atlantic Monkfish Subcommittee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, December 13 through Thursday, 
December 15, 2011. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at Kingsmill, 1010 Kingsmill Road, 
Williamsburg, VA 23185; telephone: (757) 253-1703.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901-3910; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher Moore, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
674-2331 ext. 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

9 a.m. until noon--The Monkfish Subcommittee will meet.
1 p.m.--The Council will convene.
1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.--There will be a presentation on the CIE Review 
of the June 2012 Excessive Shares Workshop and Council discussion on 
next steps.
2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--An Atlantic Wind Connection Project 
presentation will occur.
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--A presentation from the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Division will occur.
4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--A discussion on the November 14 Ecosystem 
and Ocean Planning Committee meeting will be held.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

8 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8 a.m. until 4 p.m.--The Council will adopt recommendations for 2012 
commercial and recreational harvest levels and commercial management 
measures for summer flounder and scup and finalize summer flounder, 
scup, and black sea bass recreational management measures for 2012 in 
conjunction with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
(ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards.
4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--There will be a review with the ASMFC Board of 
Amendment 17 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP 
alternatives.
5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.--There will be a Public Listening Session.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Ricks E Savage Award will be presented.
9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--The Council will receive a presentation on 
Fishery Management Councils: Decision-making, Communication, and Social 
Factors Associated with Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management.
9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.--The Council will conduct its regular 
Business Session, receive Organizational Reports, Council Liaison 
Reports, Executive Director's Report, Science Report, Committee 
Reports, and any continuing and/or new business.

    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Tuesday, December 13, the Mid-Atlantic Monkfish Subcommittee 
will discuss issues and concerns unique to the Mid-Atlantic Monkfish 
fishery and potential management solutions. The Council will receive 
presentation on the CIE Review of the June 2012 Excessive Shares 
Workshop and followed by Council discussion on next steps. Kris Ohleth 
will provide the Council with a presentation on the Atlantic Wind 
Connection Project. The Council will receive a presentation from Chris 
Boelke and Lou Chiarella of the NMFS Habitat Division. The Council will 
discuss and identify the next steps related to the

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November 14 Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee meeting.
    On Wednesday, December 14, the Council in conjunction with the 
ASMFC's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards will review 
the Scientific and Statistical Committee's (SSC) and the associated 
Monitoring Committee's and Advisory Panel's specification 
recommendations and adopt 2012 commercial and recreational harvest 
levels and commercial management measures for summer flounder and scup, 
and finalize recreational management measures for summer flounder, 
scup, and black sea bass. The Council will review alternatives to 
address spatial and regional management of the black sea bass 
recreational fishery and discuss potential complimentary action by the 
Council and ASMFC Board related to Amendment 17 to the Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP.
    On Thursday, December 15, the Council will present the Ricks E 
Savage Award. The Council will receive a presentation by Ingrid Biedron 
of Cornell University on Fishery Management Councils: Decision-making, 
Communication, and Social Factors Associated with Ecosystem-based 
Fisheries Management. The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to approve the October 2011 minutes and address any outstanding 
actions from the October 2011 meeting, review and approve SOPPs, review 
and approve 5-year research plan, receive Organizational Reports, 
Liaison Reports, the Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, 
Committee Reports, and any continuing and/or new business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups 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: November 22, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-30459 Filed 11-25-11; 8:45 am]
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