[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17358-17359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06486]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC578


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 
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 through 
Thursday, April 11, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Embassy Suites Raleigh 
Crabtree, 4700 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh, NC 27612; telephone: (919) 881-
0000.
    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 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

    1:30 until 3 p.m.--The RSA Committee will meet.
    3 p.m.--The Council will convene.
    3 p.m. until 4 p.m.--2014 Tilefish ABC will be discussed.
    4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 
(SBRM) will be discussed.
    5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Listening Session will be held.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 12 noon--The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to approve the December 2012 and February 2013 minutes, receive 
Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison 
Reports, the Executive Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee 
Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or new business.
    1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish will be 
discussed.
    2 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The Omnibus Recreational Amendment will be 
discussed.
    4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) will be discussed.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

    8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.--A Forage Fish Workshop will be held.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

    The RSA Committee will discuss the National Marine Fisheries 
Service response to our Council letter and the next steps. The Council 
will review, discuss, and recommend any changes to the 2014 Tilefish 
ABC. The Council will review and approve the draft environmental 
assessment for the SBRM Omnibus Amendment. The Council will hold a 
Listening Session.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

    The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve the 
December 2012 and February 2013 minutes, receive Organizational 
Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Liaison Reports, the 
Executive Director's Report, Science Report, Committee Reports, and 
conduct any continuing and/or new business. The Council will discuss 
the Squid workshop results and summary and the staff recommendation on 
the workshop results to include control dates, roll-over provisions, 
GRAs, port meetings, etc. The Council will review and approve the 
Omnibus Recreational Public Hearing Document. The Council will discuss 
potential reauthorization of the MSA and identify issues for Monitoring 
our Nations Fisheries III.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

    A Forage Fish Workshop will be held to discuss the key issues 
relevant to forage fish assessment and management under the MSA. A 
panel of experts will discuss the role of forage species within 
ecosystems and best practices with respect to their exploitation, 
taking their role(s) within ecosystems into account.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues

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specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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: March 18, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-06486 Filed 3-20-13; 8:45 am]
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