[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26374]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC316


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public 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: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) Staff 
will convene a meeting of the Visioning and Strategic Planning (VaSP) 
Working Group.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 12, 2012, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton BWI 
Airport: 7032 Elm Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: (410) 859-3300.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher M. Moore, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting of the VaSP Working Group is 
the fourth in a series of strategic planning meetings convened to 
elicit meaningful discussion on complex fisheries issues, trends, 
opportunities and challenges for the MAFMC as they relate to the 
Council's responsibilities over the next ten years. Participants in 
this VaSP Working Group are working to build consensus on the strategic 
paths to take during the next 10-years. The Strategic Plan will contain 
a series of strategic goals to guide the MAFMC's activities in the 
coming years.
    In this meeting, the VaSP Working Group will finalize the Economic 
Impact, Governance and Regulatory Process goals, objectives and 
strategies initially drafted on October 15 and 16, 2012. They will 
complete an abridged analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities 
and threats on science and data and ecosystem based fishery management.
    No formal actions will be taken by the VaSP Working Group at this 
meeting. Any documents produced by the Working Group will be reviewed 
by the full-Council following a period of public comment.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 23, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-26374 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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