[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 778-779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA918


Council Coordination Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee 
(CCC), consisting of the Regional Fishery Management Council chairs, 
vice chairs, and executive directors in January 2012. The intent of 
this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils, 
including FY 2012 budget allocations and budget planning for FY2013 and 
beyond, Marine Recreational Information Program Update, Report on the 
Allocation of Fishery Resources, Habitat Blueprint, Managing Our 
Nations III Conference, and other topics related to implementation of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-
Stevens Act).

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 
recess at 5:30 p.m. or when business is complete; and reconvene at 9 
a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2012, and adjourn by 5:30 p.m. or when 
business is complete.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 8777 
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone: (301) 563-3722, 
fax: (301) 589-4791.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Chappell: telephone: (301) 
427-8505 or email at [email protected]; or Tara Scott: 
telephone: (301) 427-8579 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006 established the 
Council Coordination Committee by amending Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The committee consists of the chairs, vice 
chairs, and executive directors of each of the eight Regional Fishery 
Management Councils authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Act or other 
Council members or staff. NMFS will host this meeting and provide 
reports to the CCC for its information and discussion. All sessions are 
open to the public.

Proposed Agenda

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

9 a.m.--Morning Session Begins.
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.--Welcome comments and Council Reports.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--Break.
10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Council Reports (Continued).
12 noon-1:30 p.m.--Lunch.
1:30 p.m.--Afternoon Session Begins.
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m.--Budget.
     FY2012: Status, Council funding
     FY2013: Update
     Longer term discussion
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.--Break.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.--Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) 
Update.
4:15-5:15 p.m.--Report on Allocation of Fishery Resources.
5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Wrap up and adjourn for the day.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

9 a.m.--Morning Session Begins.

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9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.--Statement of Organization, Practices, and Procedures 
(SOPPs).
9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--Update on the National Ocean Council/Coastal and 
Marine Spatial Planning.
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.--Break.
10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Report on 2011 National SSC Workshop.
     Stock Assessment Priority Project
11:30 a.m.-12 noon--Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) 
Question and Answer Session.
12 noon-1:30 p.m.--Lunch.
1:30 p.m.--Afternoon Session Begins.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--Habitat Blueprint.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.--Managing Our Nation's Fisheries (MONF) III 
Conference.
     Logistics (Date, Location)
     Steering Committee
     Agenda/Theme
     Lead In Workshops
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.--Break.
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.--Outreach and Communication.
     NOAA Fisheries Activities
     2012 Communication Strategy
     RFMC activities
    a. Communication Committee collective efforts
    b. Individual Council efforts
4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m.--Other Business, updates, and next annual CCC 
Meeting.
4:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.--Wrap-up.
5:30 p.m.--Adjourn.

    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
CCC will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Tara Scott at (301) 427-8579 at least 5 working 
days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: January 3, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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