81 FR 10216 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 39 (February 29, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-04327

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will hold a public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 39 (Monday, February 29, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-04327]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 (MAFMC) 
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, March 18, 2016, from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree by Hilton 
Baltimore -BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, Maryland, 
21090; telephone: (410) 859-8400.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
Web site: 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 MAFMC's Ecosystem and Ocean Planning 
Committee will meet to discuss the Council's Unmanaged Forage Omnibus 
Amendment. This amendment will prohibit the development of new, or 
expansion of existing, directed fisheries on unmanaged forage species 
in Mid-Atlantic Federal waters until adequate scientific information is 
available to promote ecosystem sustainability. The Committee will 
develop recommendations for the full Council to consider at their April 
2016 meeting. The Committee will consider advice from the Unmanaged 
Forage Fishery Management Action Team and recommendations from the 
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel before developing 
recommendations related to management alternatives and other aspects of 
the amendment. A detailed agenda and any relevant background documents 
will be posted to the Council's Web site prior to the meeting: 
www.mamfc.org.

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: February 24, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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IV. Request for Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: The meeting will be held on
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Friday, March 18, 2016, from 9 a.m. to
Agenda
the proposed collection of information 4 p.m. For agenda details, see
is necessary for the proper performance The Committee plans to review/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
of the functions of the agency, including discuss herring coverage target
alternatives in the Industry Funded ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
whether the information shall have the Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Monitoring (IFM) Amendment. The
committee will also review/discuss –BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing
agency’s estimate of the burden Road, Linthicum, Maryland, 21090;
(including hours and cost) of the economic and biological impacts of
herring coverage target alternatives. telephone: (410) 859–8400.
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and They will develop recommendations for Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
clarity of the information to be preliminary preferred alternatives for Management Council, 800 N. State
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the the herring fishery in the IFM Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
burden of the collection of information Amendment. They will receive a brief telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site:
on respondents, including through the update on Amendment 8 to the Herring www.mafmc.org.
use of automated collection techniques FMP. The Committee will also have a
or other forms of information closed door session to review Advisory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
technology. Panel applications. Other business will Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Comments submitted in response to be discussed as necessary. Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
this notice will be summarized and/or Although non-emergency issues not Management Council, telephone: (302)
included in the request for OMB contained in this agenda may come 526–5255.
approval of this information collection; before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
they also will become a matter of public MAFMC’s Ecosystem and Ocean
record. action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically Planning Committee will meet to
Dated: February 23, 2016. discuss the Council’s Unmanaged
listed in this notice and any issues
Glenna Mickelson, arising after publication of this notice Forage Omnibus Amendment. This
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief that require emergency action under amendment will prohibit the
Information Officer. section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens development of new, or expansion of
[FR Doc. 2016–04259 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am] Act, provided the public has been existing, directed fisheries on
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P notified of the Council’s intent to take unmanaged forage species in Mid-
final action to address the emergency. Atlantic Federal waters until adequate
scientific information is available to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Special Accommodations
promote ecosystem sustainability. The
This meeting is physically accessible Committee will develop
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
to people with disabilities. Requests for recommendations for the full Council to
Administration
sign language interpretation or other consider at their April 2016 meeting.
New England Fishery Management auxiliary aids should be directed to The Committee will consider advice
Council; Public Meeting Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at from the Unmanaged Forage Fishery
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Management Action Team and
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the meeting date. recommendations from the Ecosystem
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce. Dated: February 24, 2016. before developing recommendations
Jeffrey N. Lonergan, related to management alternatives and
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable other aspects of the amendment. A
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. detailed agenda and any relevant
Management Council (Council) is [FR Doc. 2016–04317 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am] background documents will be posted to
scheduling a public meeting of its BILLING CODE 3510–22–P the Council’s Web site prior to the
Herring Committee to consider actions meeting: www.mamfc.org.
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Special Accommodations
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Recommendations from this group will The meeting is physically accessible
be brought to the full Council for formal National Oceanic and Atmospheric
to people with disabilities. Requests for
consideration and action, if appropriate. Administration
sign language interpretation or other
DATES: This meeting will be held on auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 9 a.m. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at days prior to the meeting date.
the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Dated: February 24, 2016.
Road, Danvers, MA 01950; phone: (978) Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7911. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Council address: New England Commerce. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. [FR Doc. 2016–04327 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Management Council’s (MAFMC)
New England Fishery Management Ecosystem and Ocean Planning
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Committee will hold a public meeting.

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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 meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Friday, March 18, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 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		81 FR 10216

81 FR 10216 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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