[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20433-20434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06116]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD821]


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 including a joint session with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 9 through Thursday, 
April 11, 2024. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be an in-person meeting with a virtual 
option. Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the 
public will have the option to participate in person at The Sheraton 
Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel or virtually via Webex webinar. 
Webinar connection instructions and briefing materials will be 
available at: https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2024.
    Meeting address: Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, 2 
Convention Blvd., Atlantic City, NJ 08401.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., 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. 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, 
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible.)

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Proposed Rule To Update Regulations Associated With the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act's Confidentiality 
Requirements--NOAA Fisheries Staff

    Presentation and opportunity for questions/feedback.

Offshore Wind Fisheries Compensation Programs

    Summary of fishery information requirement for compensation 
eligibility.
    Data needs and challenges.
    Consider potential Council action.

2024 State of the Ecosystem Report--Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC

    Review and provide feedback.

2024 Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) Risk Assessment 
Report

    Review draft report and provide feedback for further development.

Habitat Activities Update--Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office 
Habitat and Ecosystem Services Division

    Presentation on activities of interest (aquaculture, wind, and 
other projects) in the region.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Joint MAFMC/NEFMC Framework To Reduce Atlantic Sturgeon Interactions in 
the Monkfish/Dogfish Gillnet Fisheries: Final Action

    Review recommendations from the FMAT/PDT, Dogfish and Monkfish 
Advisory Panels, and joint Dogfish and Monkfish Committee.
    Review alternatives and impacts analyses.
    Select preferred alternatives and take final action.

NTAP Progress Report for Industry-Based Survey Pilot Program

    Review and provide feedback.

LUNCH

Golden Tilefish Catch Share Program Review

    Review public comments received.
    Approve program review and submit to NOAA Fisheries.
    Review recommendations from the Oversight Team and discuss next 
steps.

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Golden Tilefish Assessment Overview--Pual Nitschke, NEFSC

    Overview of recently completed Research Track Stock Assessment.

Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Construction Sounds on Behavior of 
Longfin Squid and Black Sea Bass--Aran Mooney, Woods Hole Oceanographic 
Institution

    Review research on impacts of sound and behavior of longfin squid 
and black sea bass.

Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Exemptions Framework Meeting #1 (With 
ASMFC SFSBSB Board)

    Review preliminary analysis and public input.
    Approve draft range of alternatives for further analysis.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Business Session

    Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization 
Reports; and Liaison Reports.

Other Business and General Public Comment

    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).

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 19, 2024.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-06116 Filed 3-21-24; 8:45 am]
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