[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62511-62512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24790]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV132]


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, December 9, 2019, from 9 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, December 10, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 
Wednesday,

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December 11, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and, Thursday, December 12, 
2019, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Annapolis, 100 
Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401; telephone: (410) 972-4300.
    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, December 9, 2019

Executive Committee (Closed Session)

    Ricks E Savage Award

2020-24 Strategic Plan

    Review public comments and approve 2020-2024 Strategic Plan

2020-24 Research Priorities

    Review and approve research priorities document

Risk Policy Framework--Meeting #2

    Review results of biological and economic management strategy 
evaluations and select preferred alternative(s)

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Excessive Shares Amendment

    Review public hearing comments and Committee recommendations and 
select preferred alternatives and take final action

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Habitat Update

    Update on NRHA Assessment, presentation on CCC Habitat Workshop and 
update of Projects of Interest in the Region

EAFM Summer Flounder Conceptual Model

Presentation of Oscar E. Sette Award (American Fisheries Society)

SSC Membership White Paper

    Review and determine future SSC membership needs and expertise

Bluefish 2020 Recreational Specifications

    Review recent fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and 
Advisory Panel recommendations, adopt recommendation for 2020 federal 
waters recreational management measures

Bluefish Allocation and Rebuilding Amendment

    Review and approve supplemental scoping document for additional 
scoping hearings

Summer Flounder 2020 Recreational Specifications

    Review recent fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and 
Advisory Panel recommendations, recommend Conservation Equivalency or 
coastwide management and associated measures for 2020

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Scup 2020 Recreational Specifications

    Review recent fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and 
Advisory Panel recommendations, adopt recommendations for 2020 federal 
waters recreational management measures

Black Sea Bass 2020 Recreational Specifications

    Review fishery performance, Monitoring Committee, and Advisory 
Panel recommendations, adopt recommendations for 2020 federal waters 
recreational management measures

Seized Commercial Catch and the Quota Monitoring/Accountability Process

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational 
Allocation Amendment

    Review and approve draft scoping document

Black Sea Bass Commercial Allocation Addendum/Amendment

    Discuss options for addressing potential impacts of coastwide quota 
management in federal waters on states

Commercial eVTR Omnibus Framework--Meeting #2

    Select preferred alternatives and take final action

Thursday, December 12, 2019

2020 Implementation Plan

    Review and approve 2020 Implementation Plan

Business Session

    Committee Reports: SSC and Executive Committee; 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: November 12, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-24790 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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