[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19216-19217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07362]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC602


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) 
announces its intent to hold a workshop in conjunction with a joint 
meeting of the Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish and Ecosystems and Ocean 
Planning Advisory Panels. The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate 
development of spatial alternatives for deep sea coral protection areas 
for inclusion in Amendment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
Fishery Management Plan.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2013, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn 
Baltimore/Arundel Mills, 7491-A New Ridge Road, Hanover, MD, 21076; 
telephone: (410) 878-7200.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, 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, 800 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This workshop will address the need for a 
refined set of deep sea coral protection area options for inclusion in 
Amendment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management 
Plan (Protections for Deep Sea Corals). The Council will solicit the 
input of the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel, the 
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel, additional deep sea coral 
experts, and additional fishing industry participants with an interest 
in or knowledge of fishing occurring in potential protection areas. 
Goals of the workshop include an enhanced understanding of fishing 
effort in relation to deep sea coral distribution in the Mid-Atlantic, 
and production of a jointly developed set of alternatives for deep sea 
coral protection

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zones to be considered at future public hearings and Council meetings.
    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 this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues 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

    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: March 26, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07362 Filed 3-28-13; 8:45 am]
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