[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46707-46708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20028]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG483


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 of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, October 1, 2018 through 
Thursday, October 4, 2018. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Congress Hall, 200 Congress 
Place, Cape May, NJ 08204, telephone: (609) 884-8421.
    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. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org also has details on the 
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 
briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda; 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible.)

Monday, October 1, 2018

Executive Committee

    Review 2018 and proposed 2019 implementation plans and develop 
recommendations for 2019 priorities.

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Spiny Dogfish Specifications

    Develop and approve 2019-21 specifications.

Annual Update on GARFO/NEFSC Fishery Dependent Data Initiative Project 
(FDDI)

    FDDI overview, update, potential expansion, and enhancement of 
electronic vessel trip reporting.

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Risk Assessment

    Review of Ecosystems and Ocean Planning Committee (EOP) meeting and 
recommendations; identify high-risk priorities and determine next 
steps; overview of EOP Committee comments on draft Northeast Regional 
Ecosystems-Based Fishery Management Implementation Plan.

Risk Policy Framework

    Update on summer flounder economic Risk Policy analysis and discuss 
next steps on Risk Policy Framework.

2020-24 Strategic Plan

    Discuss timeline and approach.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Squids and Butterfish Specifications

    Review 2019-20 specifications and adopt modifications if needed.

Industry Funded Monitoring Amendment

    Review history, pilot electronic monitoring results, and New 
England actions and discuss next steps.

Illex Amendment

    Review and approve scoping document.

Chub Mackerel Amendment

    Review Fishery Management Action Team, Advisory Panel, and 
Committee recommendations for range of alternatives, review, and 
approve public hearing document.

Thursday, October 4, 2018

South East Regional Office (SERO) Party/Charter Reporting Requirement

    Presentation on pending electronic reporting requirements for 
vessels with for-hire South Atlantic federal permits.

HMS Permits and Law Enforcement Issues

    Discuss how permits are issued with respect to USCG safety 
regulations and law enforcement responsibilities of the USCG and NOAA.

Business Session

    Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report (Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Framework and addendum on 
conservation equivalency, Block Island Sound transit, and slot limits 
and review and approve modification to alternatives); Organization 
Reports; and, Liaison Reports.

Continuing and New Business

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified 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.


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    Dated: September 11, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-20028 Filed 9-13-18; 8:45 am]
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