81_FR_21917 81 FR 21846 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

81 FR 21846 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 71 (April 13, 2016)

Page Range21846-21847
FR Document2016-08465

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to review recent fishery performance and develop Fishery Performance Reports for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish fisheries in preparation for the Council's review of existing 2015-2017 multi-year MSB specifications.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21846-21847]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08465]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE562


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will 
meet to review recent fishery performance and develop Fishery 
Performance Reports for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
fisheries in preparation for the Council's review of existing 2015-2017 
multi-year MSB specifications.

DATES: The meeting will be held Monday, May 2, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msbap2016fpr/.
    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: 

Agenda

    The purpose of the meeting is to create Fishery Performance Reports 
by the Council's Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) 
Advisory Panel (AP). The intent of these reports is to facilitate 
structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the Atlantic 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish specifications process.

Special Accommodations

    This 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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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     Dated: April 8, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08465 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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21846 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2016 / Notices To ensure safe laboratory procedures, Participant Project Team in the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE each participant will need to conduct performance of the research under this his/her operations in a manner Consortium. Any intellectual property National Oceanic and Atmospheric consistent with NIST’s safety policies conceived by a member of its Administration and procedures. The participant will Participant Project Team will be subject need to provide information regarding to a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, RIN 0648–XE562 the technical qualifications of his/her paid-up license to practice to have personnel who would conduct practiced the intellectual property for Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management laboratory work at NIST (‘‘Participant government purposes, including Council (MAFMC); Meeting Project Team’’). Furthermore, the research purposes. Each participant may participant will need to provide a use its own results for internal research, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries proposed safety standard operation but a participant may not disclose the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and procedure (SSOP) that would require results to the public or any other third Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), approval from the NIST Consortium party without the prior written Commerce. Manager. Each participant will be permission of NIST Consortium ACTION: Notice of public meeting. responsible for its Participant Project Manager. Team. Each member of the Participant Participation Process: Eligibility will SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Project Team working in the laboratory be determined by NIST based on the Management Council’s (Council) housing the NIST ASR Specimens will information provided by prospective Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish be required to take a one-time laboratory participants in response to this notice (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to safety awareness training by NIST prior on a first-come, first-serve basis. All review recent fishery performance and to accessing the laboratory. This training participants will be required to sign the develop Fishery Performance Reports will require less than two (2) hours, and Cooperative Research and Development for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and may take place before the first day of the Agreement (CRADA) for this Butterfish fisheries in preparation for Participant’s Project Team’s scheduled Consortium, and each participant will the Council’s review of existing 2015– access to the NIST ASR specimens. be bound to the same terms and 2017 multi-year MSB specifications. To minimize disruption to NIST’s conditions in consideration of ongoing laboratory work, participants’ DATES: The meeting will be held participation in the Consortium. Monday, May 2, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to access to the specimens will be limited. Participants will not be required to Because the kinetics of the expansion 12:30 p.m. For agenda details, see contribute any funds or pay any fee. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. cannot be predicted accurately, NIST NIST will evaluate the written may not be able to provide the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held responses from prospective participants participants with advance notice via Webinar with a telephone-only to determine eligibility to participate in regarding the availability of the NIST connection option: http:// this Consortium. Prospective ASR Specimens to the participants for mafmc.adobeconnect.com/ participants should provide the measurements. NIST will inform the msbap2016fpr/. following information to NIST’s participants only after the specimen Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Consortium Manager: undergoes a measureable change in Management Council, 800 N. State expansion. Unless a periodic access (1) Can the NDE technology quantify, or does it have the potential to quantify, Street Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; schedule is already in place between telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their NIST and a participant, the participant the mechanical properties of the concrete throughout the reinforced Web site at www.mafmc.org. would need to be able to arrive, set-up, and conduct its measurements with as concrete block? FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: little as one (1) week of notice. In (2) Can the NDE technology quantify, Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive general, it is expected that the NIST or does it have the potential to quantify, Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery ASR Specimens will be available to the the degree of expansion/crack Management Council; telephone: (302) participants for measurements about development throughout the reinforced 526–5255. one (1) month after casting of the NIST concrete block? SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ASR Specimens, and periodically for (3) Can the NDE technology quantify, the three (3) months thereafter. NIST or does it have the potential to quantify, Agenda also intends to provide each participant the degree of the ASR reaction The purpose of the meeting is to with one (1) day per scheduled visit to throughout the concrete block? create Fishery Performance Reports by set up the NDE equipment and to (4) Can the NDE technology quantify, the Council’s Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, complete data collection. Participants or does it have the potential to quantify, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel must not employ NDE measurement the degree of expansion/stress on the (AP). The intent of these reports is to processes that can alter the physical or surface of the reinforced concrete block? facilitate structured input from the chemical state of the existing concrete A responding organization should not Advisory Panel members for the blocks. include any business proprietary Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Any data and intellectual property information in its response to this resulting from the research under this specifications process. request for information. NIST will not Consortium will be owned by the party asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES treat any information provided in Special Accommodations that developed the data or intellectual response to this request as proprietary property. NIST will not seek any patent This meeting is physically accessible information. to people with disabilities. Requests for protection on any invention conceived by NIST employees under this Phillip Singerman, sign language interpretation or other Consortium. Each participant in the Associate Director for Innovations and auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Consortium will be required to inform Industry Services. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 NIST of any intellectual property [FR Doc. 2016–08418 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] days prior to the meeting date. developed by the members of its BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Apr 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2016 / Notices 21847 Dated: April 8, 2016. 2. Review decision tree for section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Tracey L. Thompson, management. Fishery Conservation and Management Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 3. Discuss proposed management Act, provided the public has been Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. measures for Red Snapper. notified of the intent to take final action [FR Doc. 2016–08465 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] 4. Discuss portfolio approach in social to address the emergency. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P effects analyses. Written comment on SSC agenda 5. Receive an update on recent and topics is to be distributed to the developing Council actions, including Committee through the Council office, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the Citizen Science Initiative, Visioning, similar to all other briefing materials. and all active amendments. Written comment to be considered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric the SSC shall be provided to the Council Administration The SSC Meeting, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, through Thursday, May 5, 2016. office no later than one week prior to an RIN 0648–XE541 SSC meeting. For this meeting, the 1. Receive an update on 2015 deadline for submission of written Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Landings, Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), comment is 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, Atlantic Fishery Management Council Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs) 2016. Two opportunities for comment (Council)—Scientific and Statistical and Accountability Measures (AMs), the on agenda items will be provided during Committee Meeting; Social and Marine Resources Monitoring, SSC meetings and noted on the agenda. Economic Sciences Panel Meeting Assessment, and Prediction (MARMAP) The first will be at the beginning of the Fishery Independent Index, and recent meeting, and the second near the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Southeast Data, Assessment and Review conclusion, when the SSC reviews its Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (SEDAR) activities. recommendations. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2. Receive an update on the Mid- Commerce. Atlantic SSC meeting regarding Blueline Special Accommodations ACTION: The Scientific and Statistical Tilefish. This meeting is accessible to people Committee (SSC) and the Socio- 3. Review a new bag and size limit with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary Economic Panel (SEP) of the South analysis methodology. aids should be directed to the SAFMC Atlantic Fishery Management Council 4. Review the South Atlantic For-Hire office (see ADDRESSES) at least ten (Council) will hold a meeting. Reporting Amendment and discus the working days prior to the meeting. data collection variables. SUMMARY: The Council’s Scientific and Note: The times and sequence specified in 5. Review Snapper Grouper this agenda are subject to change. Statistical Committee and its Socio- Amendment 41 for Mutton Snapper. Economic Panel will meet May 3, 2016 6. Receive an update on the proposed Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. through May 5, 2016. SEDAR research track to be used in lieu Dated: April 8, 2016. DATES: The Socio-Economic Panel of a Benchmark stock assessment. Tracey L. Thompson, meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 7. Review the stock assessments for Red Snapper, Gray Triggerfish, and the Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 3, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Scientific and Statistical Committee assessment update for Golden Tilefish. 8. Discuss and apply the National [FR Doc. 2016–08480 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am] meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, and end at 3 p.m. Marine Fisheries Service Assessment BILLING CODE 3510–22–P on Thursday, May 5, 2016, to view the Prioritization to South Atlantic stocks. agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY 9. Discuss the findings of the Spiny Lobster Review Panel. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INFORMATION. 10. Receive an update on the ADDRESSES: The meetings and workshop National Oceanic and Atmospheric Council’s Citizen Science Initiative. will be held at the Town & Country Inn Administration 11. Review a proposed Decision Tool and Suites, 2008 Savannah Hwy, for Hogfish management. Charleston, SC 29407; phone 800/334– Ocean Exploration Advisory Board 12. Review Snapper Grouper 6660 or 843/571–1000; fax 843/766– Amendment 37 for Hogfish. AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration 9444. 13. Discuss proposed management and Research (OER), National Oceanic Council address: South Atlantic options for Red Snapper. and Atmospheric Administration Fishery Management Council, 4055 14. Discuss revisions to the ABC (NOAA), Department of Commerce Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Control Rule. (DOC). Charleston, SC 29405. 15. Review the report of the Socio- ACTION: Notice of public meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Economic Panel. Iverson, Public Information Officer, 16. Receive an update on the SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Council’s work plan and current schedule and proposed agenda of a Charleston, SC 29405; phone 843/571– amendments. forthcoming meeting of the Ocean 4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC–10; FAX 17. Hold elections for the Chair and Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). 843/769–4520; email: Vice-Chair. OEAB members will discuss and kim.iverson@safmc.net. Although non-emergency issues not provide advice on Federal ocean asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: contained in this agenda may come exploration programs, with a particular before this group for discussion, those emphasis on National Oceanic and Agenda issues may not be the subject of formal AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) The items of discussion in the action during this meeting. Action will Office of Ocean Exploration and meeting agenda are as follows: be restricted to those issues specifically Research (OER) activities; federal ocean identified in this notice and any issues exploration partners, including the The SEP Meeting, Tuesday, May 3, 2016 arising after publication of this notice National Science Foundation and the 1. Discussion of Optimum Yield. that require emergency action under National Atmospheric and Space VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:41 Apr 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1


Document Created: 2016-04-13 03:11:46
Document Modified: 2016-04-13 03:11:46
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Monday, May 2, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ContactChristopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526-5255.
FR Citation81 FR 21846 
RIN Number0648-XE56
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