[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4152-4153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01418]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD098


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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) will 
hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 through 
Thursday, February 13, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton-
Riverfront, 100 Middle St., New Bern, NC 28560; telephone: (252) 638-
3585.
    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, February 11, 2014

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 5 p.m.--The Climate Change and Fishery Science 
Workshop will be held.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.--The Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee 
will meet as a Committee of the Whole.
    11:45 a.m. until 12 p.m.--The Ricks E Savage Award will be 
presented.
    1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--Meeting 1 for the Omnibus Allowable Biological 
Catch (ABC) Framework will be held.
    2 p.m. until 3 p.m.--Meeting 1 for Framework 8 to the Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Plan regarding Scup Gear Restricted 
Areas (GRAs) will be held.
    3 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The Standardized Bycatch Reporting Methodology 
Amendment will be discussed.
    4 p.m. until 5 p.m.--A Data Portal Presentation will be held.
    5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
(SAFMC) will hold a public hearing pertaining to Coastal Migratory 
Pelagics (CMP) Amendment 1.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

    8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--Monkfish Framework 8 will be discussed.
    9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.--The Council will hold its regular Business 
Session to 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, February 11--A Climate Change and Fishery Science 
Workshop will be held. The purpose of the workshop is to inform the 
Council about the state of climate science relative to prediction of 
climate change and the expected ecosystem impacts/changes which may 
occur over the next two decades. Workshop outcomes will help the 
Council in the development of an adaptive fishery management framework 
that will effectively deal with ecosystem responses related to climate 
change.
    On Wednesday, February 12--The Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish 
Committee will meet as a Committee of the Whole to discuss the Slippage 
Framework (Framework Meeting 2--action to minimize slippage events on 
observed mackerel trips) and the Omnibus Observer Funding Amendment 
(review purpose, goals, and preliminary alternatives). The Ricks E 
Savage Award will be presented. Meeting 1 of the Omnibus ABC Framework 
(tier 2 assessment revision, multiyear issues, automatic incorporation 
of new reference points) will be discussed. Meeting 1 for Framework 8 
to the Summer Flounders, Scup, and Black

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Sea Bass Plan regarding Scup GRAs will be held to review data/analyses 
on the current Northern and Southern GRAs and consider options to 
maintain, modify, or remove the current GRAs. The Standardized Bycatch 
Reporting Methodology Amendment will be discussed for approval and 
submission. A Data Portal Presentation will be held to review project 
goals, methods and illustrative draft maps of Mid-Atlantic fishing 
activity summarized by port and gear groups and provide advice to the 
MARCO Portal Team on best approaches and opportunities for engaging 
fishermen to review, discuss and improve project data and maps. The 
SAFMC will hold a public hearing pertaining to Amendment 1. The 
amendment will update the Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) for Atlantic 
migratory group Spanish mackerel and Gulf migratory group Spanish 
mackerel based on the recent stock assessment and new ABC 
recommendations from the Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSCs).
    On Thursday, February 13--Monkfish Framework 8 will be discussed to 
approve final measurements to consist of 2014-16 ABC/Annual Catch 
Target (ACT), Days-at-Sea, and Trip Limits and the northern boundary 
for Permit Category H vessels.
    The Council will hold its regular Business Session to receive 
Organizational Reports, the New England Council 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: January 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01418 Filed 1-23-14; 8:45 am]
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