[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48596-48597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19958]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XV067
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 7, 2019, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, October 8, 2019. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday,
October 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and, Thursday, October 10,
2019, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Durham Convention Center,
301 W. Morgan St., Durham, NC 27701; telephone: (919) 956-9404.
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 7, 2019
Executive Committee (Closed Session)
Review and approve changes to SOPPs
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Executive Committee Meeting
Review progress on 2019 Implementation Plan and develop recommendations
for 2020 priorities
Monkfish Specifications
Summary of Operational Assessment and review SSC, PDT, Advisory Panel
and staff recommendations and adopt specifications for 2020-22
Spiny Dogfish Specifications
Review, SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
recommendations for 2020 specifications and recommend any changes if
necessary
Illex Permitting and Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Goals and
Objectives Amendment
Review Committee recommendations and provide direction to staff on
Amendment development
Illex In-Year Quota Adjustment Working Group
Review Working Group Terms of Reference
2020-24 Comprehensive Research Priorities
Review and provide feedback on draft research priorities
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Summary of Operational Assessments for Scup, Black Sea Bass, and
Bluefish Bluefish Specifications
Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
recommendations and adopt revised specifications for 2020 and new
specifications for 2021
Bluefish Allocation Amendment
Discuss current status of the Bluefish Allocation Amendment and review
the updated action plan
Scup Commercial Discards Report
Review commercial scup discards through 2018
Scup Specifications
Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
recommendations and adopt revised specifications for 2020 and new
specifications for 2021
Summer Flounder Specifications
Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
recommendations for 2020 specifications and review previously
implemented 2020 specifications and recommend changes if necessary
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Black Sea Bass Specifications
Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff
recommendations and adopt revised specifications for 2020 and new
specifications for 2021
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational
Allocations
Discuss implications of revised MRIP data for sector allocations
defined in FMP's and consider initiating an amendment to address
commercial and recreational allocations for all three species
Potential Black Sea Bass Commercial Amendment
Update on ASMFC discussions regarding state-by-state commercial quota
allocations and consider initiating an amendment to address black sea
bass commercial state-by state allocations
Recreational Reform Initiative
Progress update on recreational management reform initiative focused on
black sea bass, summer flounder, scup, and bluefish
2020-24 Strategic Plan
Review draft 2020-24 Strategic Plan
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Business Session
Committee Reports: SSC and Executive (review and approve SOPP
recommendations); Executive Director's Report; 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 11, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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