80 FR 60129 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 192 (October 5, 2015)

Page Range		60129-60129
FR Document		2015-25239

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-25239]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE226


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's (Council) Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 2 
p.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only 
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 Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) will meet jointly with the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC's) Summer Flounder, Scup, 
and Black Sea Bass AP. The purpose of this meeting is to solicit 
advisor input on specific commercial management measures for summer 
flounder, scup, and black sea bass. These include, but are not limited 
to, the commercial minimum fish size, trawl mesh size requirements, 
seasonal possession limits triggering the minimum mesh size 
requirements (i.e., incidental possession limits), other possession 
limits, other gear requirements, and exemption programs for all three 
species. The Council and the ASMFC will consider the input from the AP 
in December when reviewing recommendations on commercial measures from 
the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring and Technical 
Committees.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is 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 30, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Authority: The authority of this action is limits), other possession limits, other the address listed above. Comments may
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 gear requirements, and exemption also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
et seq.) and the implementing NRDA programs for all three species. The 713–0376, or by email to
regulations found at 15 CFR part 990. Council and the ASMFC will consider NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
Dated: September 28, 2015. the input from the AP in December include the File No. in the subject line
Samuel D. Rauch III, when reviewing recommendations on of the email comment.
Deputy Assistant Administrator for commercial measures from the Summer
Those individuals requesting a public
Regulatory Programs, National Marine Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass
Fisheries Service. Monitoring and Technical Committees. hearing should submit a written request
[FR Doc. 2015–24913 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am]
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Special Accommodations Division at the address listed above. The
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The meeting is physically accessible request should set forth the specific
to people with disabilities. Requests for reasons why a hearing on this
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sign language interpretation or other application would be appropriate.
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
Administration Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, (301)
days prior to the meeting date.
427–8401.
RIN 0648–XE226 Dated: September 30, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management subject modification to Permit No.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 17304, issued on September 20, 2013
[FR Doc. 2015–25239 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am]
(78 FR 59657) is requested under the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
authority of the Endangered Species Act
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. seq.) and the regulations governing the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE taking, importing, and exporting of
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
endangered and threatened species (50
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery National Oceanic and Atmospheric CFR 222–226).
Management Council’s (Council) Administration
Permit No. 17304–01 authorizes
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea RIN 0648–XC667 researchers to capture 100 green, 100
Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public loggerhead, 90 Kemp’s ridley, and 20
meeting. Application for a Permit Modification: hawksbill sea turtles annually by hand
DATES: The meeting will be held on Endangered Species; File No. 17304 or using nets in the northern Gulf of
Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 2 p.m. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Mexico. Alternative to direct capture,
until 5 p.m. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and researchers may obtain sea turtles for
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), study that are legally captured during
via webinar with a telephone-only Commerce. relocation trawling for the U.S. Army
connection option. Details on webinar ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for Corps of Engineers. Sea turtles may have
registration and telephone-only a permit modification. the following types of procedures
connection details will be available at: performed before release:
http://www.mafmc.org. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Morphometrics, marking, photograph/
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Kristen Hart, Ph.D., U.S. Geological video, tagging, biological sampling, and/
Management Council, 800 N. State Survey, 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL or attachment of transmitters and
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 33314, has requested a modification to subsequent tracking. The permit is valid
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their scientific research Permit No. 17304–01. through September 30, 2018. Dr. Hart is
Web site at www.mafmc.org. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email seeking to modify the permit to (1)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments must be received on or before authorize trawling as a capture method,
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive November 4, 2015. and (2) increase the annual number of
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery ADDRESSES: The modification request loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
Management Council, telephone: (302) and related documents are available for taken by 200 and 210 turtles,
526–5255. review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for respectively. This work would be used
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Public Comment’’ from the Features box to (1) provide density and abundance
Council’s Summer Flounder, Scup, and on the Applications and Permits for data to managers for these species in
Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) will Protected Species (APPS) home page, Louisiana waters and associated federal
meet jointly with the Atlantic States https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then waters, and (2) establish the feasibility
Marine Fisheries Commission’s selecting File No. 17304 Mod 2 from the of sea turtle monitoring in the Gulf of
(ASMFC’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, list of available applications. These
Mexico by trawl.
and Black Sea Bass AP. The purpose of documents are also available upon
this meeting is to solicit advisor input written request or by appointment in the Dated: September 29, 2015.
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on specific commercial management Permits and Conservation Division, Julia Harrison,
measures for summer flounder, scup, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
and black sea bass. These include, but 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Office of Protected Resources, National
are not limited to, the commercial Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) Marine Fisheries Service.
minimum fish size, trawl mesh size 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. [FR Doc. 2015–25209 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am]
requirements, seasonal possession limits Written comments on this application BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
triggering the minimum mesh size should be submitted to the Chief,
requirements (i.e., incidental possession Permits and Conservation Division, at

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Contact		Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation		80 FR 60129
RIN Number		0648-XE22

80 FR 60129 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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