[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 192 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 55827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21918]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB490]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
webinar question and answer session for stakeholders regarding 
electronic vessel trip reporting (eVTR) in preparation for required 
commercial electronic reporting.

DATES: The question and answer session will be held via webinar on 
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, beginning at 5 p.m. For details, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via webinar and connection and 
agenda information will be posted at the MAFMC's website: https://www.mafmc.org/council-events.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Council-hosted eVTR question and 
answer session open to the public and targeted towards commercial 
operators. Beginning on November 10, 2021, all commercial vessels with 
federal permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic or New England 
Council will be required to submit vessel trip reports (VTRs) 
electronically as eVTRs within 48 hours of the end of a trip (unless 
required sooner as with some sector allocations). This action does not 
change any other existing requirements associated with VTRs. These 
changes were recommended by the MAFMC and NEFMC in order to increase 
the timeliness and availability of data submitted through VTRs, reduce 
the reporting burden on commercial vessel operators, and increase the 
accuracy and quality of data. This meeting follows multiple Council 
held training workshops and will act as an opportunity for follow up 
questions regarding using an approved eVTR software application.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Shelley Spedden at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office (302) 526-5251 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 4, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-21918 Filed 10-6-21; 8:45 am]
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