[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30869-30870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12323]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC695


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 meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Research Set-Aside Committee, its Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish 
Committee, its Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee, and its Executive 
Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013 through 
Thursday, June 13, 2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Double Tree Hilton Tinton 
Falls-Eatontown, 700 Hope Road, Eatontown, NJ 07724; telephone: (732) 
544-9300.
    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, June 11, 2013

    8 a.m. until 11 a.m.--The Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish (MSB) 
Committee will meet.
    11 a.m. until 3 p.m.--The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog (SC/OQ) 
Committee will meet.
    3 p.m.--The Council will convene.
    3 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Council Strategic Plan will be discussed.
    5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--The Listening Session will be held.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 11 a.m.--The Omnibus Recreational Amendment will be 
discussed.
    11 a.m. until 12 p.m.--There will be an Update on Atlantic Sturgeon 
Biological Opinion.
    1 p.m. until 3 p.m.--The Council will discuss MSB Committee actions 
and approve annual specifications and related management measures.
    3 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Council will discuss SC/OQ Committee 
actions and approve the Data Collection Protocol document by the FMAT.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

    9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
    10 a.m. until 2 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to approve the December 2012 and April 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.
    Agenda items by day for the Council's Committees and the Council 
itself are:
    On Tuesday, June 11--The MSB Committee will review and develop 
recommendations for annual MSB specifications and related management 
measures, including but limited to: Butterfish Allowable Biological 
Catch for 2014, river herring/shad cap for the mackerel fishery, gear 
stowage requirements, longfin roll-over and reserve options, longfin 
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requirements, and Longfin possession limits for the Illex fishery; 
Illex control date, Amendment 15 update, and the squid port meeting 
results. The SC/OQ Committee will review and develop recommendations 
for the 2014-2016 specifications and review and advise on the Data 
Collection Protocol document prepared by the Fishery Management Action 
Team. The Council will review and approve the Draft Strategic Plan. 
During the Listening Session John Bullard will give a review of the 
NMFS Listening Sessions.
    On Wednesday, June 12--The Council will review and approve the 
Omnibus Recreational Amendment for submission to NMFS. NERO will 
provide an Update on Atlantic Sturgeon Biological Opinion. The Council 
will review MSB Committee actions, approve annual specifications and 
related management measures (see above list for MSB Committee), approve 
Illex control date, and receive an Amendment 15 update. The Council 
will review SC/OQ Committee actions, approve 2014-16 specifications for 
surfclams and ocean quahogs and approve the Data Collection Protocol 
document prepared by the FMAT.
    On Thursday, June 13--The Executive Committee will receive an 
update on the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management document and 
discuss wind energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the next 
steps. The Council will hold its regular Business Session to approve 
the December 2012 and April 2013 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.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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

    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: May 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12323 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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