80 FR 53500 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-21993

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting to develop spiny dogfish management recommendations. The Council will also host a public information meeting to gather public perspectives on spiny dogfish management.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE161


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

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

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Spiny 
Dogfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting to develop 
spiny dogfish management recommendations. The Council will also host a 
public information meeting to gather public perspectives on spiny 
dogfish management.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, from 9:30 
a.m. to 12 p.m. for the Monitoring Committee and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 
(on the same day) for the public information meeting. For agenda 
details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar connection 
details will be available at: http://www.mafmc.org.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their Web site at 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: The Council's Spiny Dogfish Monitoring 
Committee will meet Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. to develop 
2016-18 spiny dogfish management measure recommendations based on the 
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations of the Council's 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC). A summary of current 
management is available at: http://www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/regs/infodocs/spinydogfactsheet.pdf. At 6 p.m. on the same day, Council staff will 
hold a public information meeting to gather public perspectives on 
spiny dogfish management. The results of both meetings will be 
summarized for the Council when it meets in October 2015 to set spiny 
dogfish specifications and associated management measures. Contact 
Jason Didden at 302-526-5254 if you have questions about using a 
webinar to participate in a meeting.

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.

    Dated: September 1, 2015.
 Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council address: North Pacific DATES: The meetings will be held on
Management Council, telephone: (302) Fishery Management Council, 605 W. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, from 9:30 a.m.
526–5255. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK to 12 p.m. for the Monitoring Committee
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (on the same
MAFMC’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: day) for the public information meeting.
Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
(Committee) has initiated an evaluation (907) 271–2809. INFORMATION.
of several current management measures SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
for the summer flounder, scup, and ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
black sea bass commercial fisheries (e.g., Agenda via webinar. Webinar connection details
minimum commercial fish sizes, Monday, September 21 to Thursday will be available at: http://
minimum mesh sizes, seasonal September 24, 2015 www.mafmc.org.
possession limits triggering the The agenda includes review of halibut Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
minimum mesh sizes, other gear discard mortality rates, upcoming Management Council, 800 N. State
restrictions, and exemption programs). assessment changes for Sablefish, EBS, Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
The Committee will meet via webinar to AI and GOA Pacific cod, BSAI and GOA telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
review initial analyses evaluating the rockfish assessments, GOA Northern Web site at www.mafmc.org.
effectiveness of the current regulations, and southern rock sole, CIE review of
identify additional work to be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BSAI Atka Mackerel, GOA pollock, Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
completed, and potentially begin review of a size structured octopus
development of recommendations to the Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
model and updates on the observer Management Council, telephone: (302)
MAFMC. program, EBS bottom trawl survey,
526–5255.
Special Accommodations ecosystem considerations chapter,
NMML report and Economic SAFE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
The meeting is physically accessible
report. The Agenda is subject to change, Council’s Spiny Dogfish Monitoring
to people with disabilities. Requests for
and the latest version will be posted at Committee will meet Tuesday,
sign language interpretation or other
http://www.npfmc.org/. September 22, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. to
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Special Accommodations develop 2016–18 spiny dogfish
days prior to the meeting date. management measure recommendations
These meetings are physically based on the Acceptable Biological
Dated: September 1, 2015. accessible to people with disabilities. Catch (ABC) recommendations of the
Tracey L. Thompson, Requests for sign language
Council’s Scientific and Statistical
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Committee (SSC). A summary of current
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working management is available at: http://
[FR Doc. 2015–21991 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am]
days prior to the meeting date. www.greateratlantic.fisheries.noaa.gov/
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regs/infodocs/spinydogfactsheet.pdf. At
Dated: September 1, 2015. 6 p.m. on the same day, Council staff
Tracey L. Thompson, will hold a public information meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable to gather public perspectives on spiny
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. dogfish management. The results of both
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
[FR Doc. 2015–21990 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] meetings will be summarized for the
Administration
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Council when it meets in October 2015
RIN 0648–XE157 to set spiny dogfish specifications and
associated management measures.
North Pacific Fishery Management DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Contact Jason Didden at 302–526–5254
Council; Public Meeting if you have questions about using a
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Administration webinar to participate in a meeting.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and RIN 0648–XE161 Special Accommodations
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management These meetings are physically
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
Management Council (Council) Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
Groundfish Plan Team will meet Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
September 21, 2015 to September 24, the meeting date.
2015. ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
Dated: September 1, 2015.
DATES: The meeting will be held on SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Tracey L. Thompson,
Monday, September 21, 2015 through
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Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 8 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Dogfish Monitoring Committee will
a.m. to 5 p.m., each day. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
hold a public meeting to develop spiny
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at dogfish management recommendations.
the Alaska Fishery Science Center The Council will also host a public BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

Traynor Room 2076 and NMML Room information meeting to gather public
2039, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., perspectives on spiny dogfish
Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. management.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meetings.
Dates		The meetings will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. for the Monitoring Committee and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (on the same day) for the public information meeting. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		80 FR 53500
RIN Number		0648-XE16

80 FR 53500 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

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