[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5421-5422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01504]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC459


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held February 12, 2013, through February 
14, 2013. For specific dates, times, and agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Embassy Suites Hampton Roads, 1700 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, 
VA 23666; telephone: (757) 827-8200.
    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, Ph.D. Executive

[[Page 5422]]

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-526-
5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dates, Times, and Agenda

    On Tuesday, February 12--The Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee 
will meet from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The Council will convene at 1 p.m. 
Amendment 15 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP) will be reviewed from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. A Butterfish 
and Climate Change presentation will be held from 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 
p.m. The Standard Bycatch Reporting Methodology Report will be from 
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. A Marine Recreation Information Program 
update will be held from 4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. A Listening Session 
will be held from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m.
    On Wednesday, February 13--The Council will convene at 9 a.m. From 
9 a.m. until 10 a.m. there will be a North East Area Monitoring and 
Assessment Program presentation. Black Sea Bass Catch Limits for 2013 
and 2014 will be discussed from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. The Ricks E 
Savage Award will be presented from 11:45 a.m. until 12 p.m. The 
Omnibus Amendment for Recreational Accountability Measures will be 
discussed from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Special Management Zones (SMZs) 
will be discussed from 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. There will be a Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management Presentation from 3:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. 
From 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. there will be a Scoping Hearing for the Deep 
Sea Corals Amendment.
    On Thursday February 14--A presentation on the new Council Web site 
will be held from 9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The Council will hold its 
regular Business Session from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. to approve the 
December 2012 minutes, receive Organizational Reports, the New England 
and South Atlantic Liaison Report, the Executive Director's Report, the 
Science Report; Committee Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or 
new business.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Tuesday, February 12--The Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee 
will review the scoping document for Amendment 16 to the Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (Deep Sea Corals 
Amendment) and review alternatives to be included in the Amendment. The 
Council will review the FMAT's progress and approach to alternative 
development for Amendment 15 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
Fishery Management Plan. A presentation will be provided to the Council 
on climate change, thermal habitat dynamics and systematic changes in 
habitat coverage bias in assessment surveys along with a case study of 
butterfish and some possible solutions. The Council will review and 
approve a draft environmental assessment for the Standard Bycatch 
Reporting Methodology Omnibus Amendment. The Council will receive an 
update on the Marine Recreational Information Program. The Council will 
hold a public listening session.
    On Wednesday, February 13--The Council will hear a presentation 
regarding the North East Area Monitoring and Assessment Program. The 
Council will review the SSC Report in response to a Council request to 
clarify the 2013 and 2014 Black Sea Bass Acceptable Biological Catch 
and review the 2013 catch limits if appropriate and adopt 2014 catch 
limits. The Council will present the Ricks E Savage Award. The Council 
will review and approve alternatives to be included in the Omnibus 
Amendment regarding recreational accountability measures. The Council 
will review public hearings comments on options for designating 
Delaware's permitted reef sites in the EEZ and SMZs and develop 
recommendations to the Regional Administrator. The Council will receive 
a presentation from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. There will 
be a Public scoping hearing for Amendment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish FMP (Deep Sea Corals).
    On Thursday, February 14--The Council will hold its regular 
Business Session to approve the December 2012 minutes, receive 
Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison 
Report; the Executive Director's Report, Science Report, Committee 
Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or new business.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 five days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 22, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-01504 Filed 1-24-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P