[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34873-34874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15351]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH103


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 Tuesday, August 13, 2019, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, August 14, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and 
Thursday, August 15, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For agenda details, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Philadelphia 
Downtown, 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. 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.)

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Research Steering Committee Meeting

    Address the November Committee meeting requests; discuss role of 
the Research Steering Committee; discuss the NEFMC Research Set-Aside 
(RSA) review; discuss next steps for RSA.

Swearing in of New and Reappointed Council Members and Election of 
Officers Joint Meeting of the Council and the Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) 2020-24 Strategic Plan

    Review draft framework.

Council Policies

    Review Council policies on public comments, webinars, and Fishery 
Management Action Teams.

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Hab in the Mab: Characterizing Black Sea Bass Habitat in the Mid-
Atlantic Bight

    Presentation on final report.

Offshore Wind Update

    Update on recent activities and developments regarding offshore 
wind in the mid-Atlantic.

Summer Flounder Recreational MSE Project

    Presentation on final report.

Council Risk Policy--Framework Meeting 1

    Review and approve draft alternatives.

Black Sea Bass Commercial and Recreational Issues

    Update on ASMFC discussions regarding state-by-state commercial 
quota allocations; update on and discussion of recreational management 
reform initiative; and, discuss next steps.

River Herring & Shad Update and Cap Review

    Review and discuss potential action for 2020 River Herring/Shad 
Cap.

Allocation Review Criteria for All FMPs

    Review NMFS Policy Directive for allocation review criteria and 
adopt allocation review criteria for MAFMC FMPs.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Business Session

    Committee Reports (SSC, Research Steering Committee, Atlantic Coast 
Fish Habitat Partnership MOU); Executive Director's Report (Initiation 
of a Monkfish Framework and Review and approve modifications to SOPPs); 
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

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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.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 15, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-15351 Filed 7-18-19; 8:45 am]
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