81 FR 10217 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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

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FR Document		2016-04326

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

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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 Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 9 
a.m. to 3 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 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 MAFMC's Ecosystem and Ocean Planning 
Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to provide input on the development of 
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 AP meeting will include a discussion of development 
of the amendment to date. The AP will provide input on management 
alternatives and other aspects of the amendment. A more detailed agenda 
and any relevant background documents will be posted to the Council's 
Web site prior to the meeting: www.mafmc.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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: February 24, 2016. 3. Enforcement Implications of
Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama 9-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable mile Reef Fish Boundary
Administration Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 4. Enforcement Implications of Offshore
[FR Doc. 2016–04326 Filed 2–26–16; 8:45 am] Aquaculture FMP
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 5. Protocol for Background Checks of AP
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Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting Candidates for Violations in State
Waters
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 6. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 36A—
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Red Snapper IFQ Modifications
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric 7. Draft Reef Fish Amendment 43—
Commerce. Administration Hogfish Stock Definition, Status
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Determination Criteria, and Annual
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Catch Limit
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council; Public Meeting 8. Framework Action Addressing Circle
Management Council’s (MAFMC) Hook Requirement When Fishing
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
for Yellowtail Snapper
Advisory Panel (AP) will hold a public Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
9. Draft Shrimp Amendment 17B—
meeting. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Optimum Yield, Number of
Commerce.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Permits, Permit Pool, and Transit
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Provisions
Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see 10. Review of Coral Habitats of
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Particular Concern Proposals
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Management Council will hold a 11. Draft Coastal Migratory Pelagics
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at meeting of its Law Enforcement Amendment 26—Reallocation of
the Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore- Technical Committee (LETC), formerly King Mackerel
BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing known as Law Enforcement Advisory 12. Selection of Candidates for Officer of
Road, Linthicum, Maryland, 21090; Panel (LEAP), in conjunction with the the Year Award
telephone: (410) 859–8400. Gulf States Marine Fisheries 13. Interjurisdictional Program Activity
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Commission’s Law Enforcement a. Tripletail
Management Council, 800 N. State Committee (LEC). b. Atlantic Croaker
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; DATES: The meeting will convene on 14. Schedule of GSMFC Publications
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Wednesday, March 16, 2016; starting a. Officer’s Pocket Guide
Web site at www.mafmc.org. 8:30 a.m. and will adjourn at 5 p.m. b. Law Summary
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: c. Licenses and Fees
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive d. Strategic Plan 2017–20
the Holiday Inn San Antonio Riverwalk
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery e. Operations Plan 2017–20
hotel, located at 217 North St. Mary’s 15. State Report Highlights
Management Council, telephone: (302) Street, San Antonio, TX 78205; a. Florida
526–5255. telephone: (210) 224–2500. b. Alabama
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council address: Gulf of Mexico c. Mississippi
MAFMC’s Ecosystem and Ocean Fishery Management Council, 2203 N. d. Louisiana
Planning Advisory Panel (AP) will meet Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL e. Texas
to provide input on the development of 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. f. U.S. Coast Guard
the Council’s Unmanaged Forage FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. g. NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
Omnibus Amendment. This amendment Steven Atran, Senior Fishery Biologist, h. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
will prohibit the development of new, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 16. Other Business
or expansion of existing, directed Council; steven.atran@gulfcouncil.org, —Meeting Adjourns—
fisheries on unmanaged forage species telephone: (813) 348–1630, and Mr. The Agenda is subject to change. The
in Mid-Atlantic Federal waters until Steve Vanderkooy, Inter-jurisdictional latest version of the agenda along with
adequate scientific information is Fisheries Coordinator, Gulf States other meeting materials will be posted
available to promote ecosystem Marine Fisheries Commission; on the Council’s file server, which can
sustainability. The AP meeting will svanderkooy@gsmfc.org, telephone: be accessed by going to the Council Web
include a discussion of development of (228) 875–5912. site at http://www.gulfcouncil.org and
the amendment to date. The AP will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items clicking on File Server under Quick
provide input on management of discussion on the agenda are as Links. For meeting materials see folder
alternatives and other aspects of the follows: ‘‘LEAP Meeting—2016–03’’ on Gulf
amendment. A more detailed agenda Council file server. The username and
Joint Gulf Council’s Law Enforcement
and any relevant background documents password are both ‘‘gulfguest’’.
Technical Committee and Gulf States
will be posted to the Council’s Web site The Law Enforcement Technical
Marine Fisheries Commission’s Law
prior to the meeting: www.mafmc.org. Committee consists of principal law
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Enforcement Committee Meeting
Special Accommodations Agenda, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, enforcement officers in each of the Gulf
8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. States, as well as the NOAA Law
The meeting is physically accessible Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
to people with disabilities. Requests for 1. Adoption of Agenda Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the
sign language interpretation or other 2. Approval of Minutes Actions NOAA General Counsel for Law
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. a. November 4, 2015 Joint ASMFC Enforcement.
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 LEC/GSMFC LEC meeting Although other non-emergency issues
days prior to the meeting date. b. December 4, 2015 LETC webinar not on the agenda may come before this

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 3 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 10217

81 FR 10217 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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