[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56342-56343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22376]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD506


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 meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, October 7, 2014 through 
Thursday, October 9, 2014. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown 
Philadelphia, 21 N. Juniper St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; telephone: 
(215) 496-3200.
    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, October 7, 2014

    1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.--The Executive Committee will meet.
    3:30 p.m.--The Council will convene.
    3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee

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will meet as a Committee of the Whole to discuss the Surfclam and Ocean 
Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment and the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean 
Quahog Fishery Information Collection.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 11 a.m.--The Forage Fish White Paper will be 
discussed.
    11 a.m. until 12 noon--The River Herring and Shad Committee will 
meet as a Committee of the Whole.
    1 p.m. until 2 p.m.--The Council will discuss the Omnibus Observer 
Funding Amendment.
    2 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.--The Vessel Baseline Amendment will be 
discussed.
    2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.--Spiny Dogfish Specifications will be 
discussed.
    4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.--Amendment 9 to the Consolidated Highly 
Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan will be discussed.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

    9 a.m.--The Council will convene.
    9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.--The Council will receive an update on 
Regional Ocean Planning.
    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, October 7--The Executive Committee will review the 2014 
Implementation Plan, review the 2014-18 Strategic Plan, and discuss and 
adopt 2015 priorities. The Council will approve the Surfclam and Ocean 
Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment Public Hearing Document and discuss the 
National Marine Fisheries Service proposed rule to collect information 
from the individual transferable quota business holders in the Atlantic 
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery.
    On Wednesday, October 8--The Council will review the MAFMC white 
paper on forage fish. The River Herring and Shad Committee will meet as 
a Committee of the Whole to discuss potential impacts of lower mid-
water trawl observer coverage levels on the river herring and shad cap, 
review progress on the committee's terms of reference, and receive an 
update on voluntary river herring and shad avoidance programs. The 
Council will review progress on alternative development and analysis 
for the Omnibus Observer Funding Amendment and provide direction to 
staff as appropriate. The Council will review public comments on the 
Vessel Baseline Draft Amendment and take final Council action to adopt 
the amendment for Secretarial review and implementation. After 
considering input from the Scientific and Statistical Committee, the 
Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee, and the Spiny Dogfish Advisory 
Panel, the Council may adopt modified 2015 Spiny Dogfish harvest levels 
and/or management measures if appropriate. The Council will review and 
comment on the proposed rule for Amendment 9 to the Consolidated Highly 
Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan and receive an update 
on other HMS issues.
    On Thursday, October 9--The Council will receive an update on 
Regional Ocean Planning. 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, the 
Science Report, Committee Reports, and conduct any continuing and/or 
new business. Webinar access is available during the Council meeting 
and access details will be available at www.mafmc.org.
    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 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: September 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-22376 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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