[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 20897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07999]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC609


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's (Council) 
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 3, 2013, from 10 a.m. until 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites 
Philadelphia--Airport, 9000 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153; 
telephone: (215) 365-4500.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North 
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: The purpose of this meeting is to review 
fishery performance and create an Advisory Panel Fishery Performance 
Report for the surfclam and ocean quahogs fisheries in preparation for 
setting specifications for 2014-16. In addition, the Advisory Panel 
will review and provide comments on a proposed data collection protocol 
for the management of surfclam and ocean quahog individual transferable 
quotas (ITQs). Specifically, the proposed data collection protocol will 
be used to monitor and regulate ITQ ownership and lease activity in 
these fisheries. This data would then be used to support future 
development of an excessive shares cap by the Council.
    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: April 2, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07999 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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