[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29744-29745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11945]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD305


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

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2014 through 
Thursday, June 12, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Radisson Hotel Freehold, 50 
Gibson Place, Freehold, NJ 07728; telephone: (732) 780-3400.
    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 10, 2014

10 a.m. until 12 p.m.--The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will 
meet.
1 p.m. until 4 p.m.--The Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will 
meet.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

8:30 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications 
will be discussed.
9:30 a.m. until 12 p.m.--The Demersal Committee will meet as a 
Committee of the Whole.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--A Framework to open the Recreational Black Sea 
Bass Fishery in Wave 1 (Framework Meeting 1) will be discussed.
2 p.m. until 3 p.m.--The River Herring & Shad Committee will meet as a 
Committee of the Whole.
3 p.m. until 5 p.m.--The Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee will 
meet as a Committee of the Whole.
5 p.m. until 6 p.m.--A Listening Session will be held.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

8 a.m.--The Council will convene.
8 a.m. until 9 a.m.--The Omnibus Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) 
Framework (Framework Meeting 2) will be discussed.
9 a.m. until 10 a.m.--The Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review will 
be discussed.
10 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, June 10- The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee with 
review the most recent information to determine if adjustments are 
needed for the 2015-16 fishing year and review draft alternatives for 
Amendment 17 (Cost Recovery Amendment) and provide input to the Fishery 
Management Action Team for continued Amendment development. The 
Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee will receive presentations on 
National and Regional habitat initiatives and discuss developing/
enhancing the role of the Committee under the 2014-18 Strategic Plan.
    On Wednesday, June 11--Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications 
will be reviewed for 2015-16. Framework Meeting 1 to open the 
recreational black sea bass fishery in Wave 1 options will be reviewed. 
The River Herring and Shad Committee will meet as a Committee of the 
Whole to review and develop recommendations for the river herring/shad 
cap and review the progress on river herring/shad conservation. The 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee will meet as a Committee of 
the Whole to review the Scientific and Statistical Committee 
recommendations for the 2015 specifications, develop 2015 
specifications and related management measures, and review the slippage 
provisions in Framework 9 relative to the slippage provision in 
Framework 4 of the Herring Fishery Management Plan. The Listening 
Session will focus on NOAA Recreational Policy.
    On Thursday, June 12--Framework Meeting 2 of the Omnibus ABC 
Framework will be held to review suggested modifications to the ABC 
Omnibus Framework and take action as appropriate (multiyear ABC's, 
assessment level designations, reference points). The Research Set-
Aside Program Review will discuss the timing of RSA quota availability 
(potential for availability in January--March), progress on the 
implementation of Council recommendations to improve the RSA program, 
recent enforcement activities, and the future direction of the RSA 
Program. The Council will hold its regular Business Session to receive 
Organizational Reports, the New England and South Atlantic Council 
Liaison Reports, 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 this group 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, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-11945 Filed 5-22-14; 8:45 am]
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