81_FR_27504 81 FR 27416 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

81 FR 27416 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 88 (May 6, 2016)

Page Range27416-27416
FR Document2016-10691

The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid- Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 27416]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10691]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE595


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 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 25-26, 
2016, beginning at 1 p.m. on May 25 and conclude by 1 p.m. on May 26. 
For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 
Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (410) 234-0550.
    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 items to be discussed at the SSC 
meeting include: Review fishery performance report and multi-year ABC 
specifications for long-finned and short finned squid, Atlantic 
mackerel and butterfish; discuss MAFMC risk policy and assignment of 
CVs for Mid-Atlantic assessments; review fishery performance report and 
recommend surfclam and ocean quahog ABC specifications for 2017-18.

    Dated: May 3, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-10691 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    27416                                     Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2016 / Notices

                                                      Dated: May 3, 2016.                                               telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their                                          Notice of Regional Fishery
                                                                                                                                                                                                 ACTION:
                                                    Tracey L. Thompson,                                                 Web site at www.mafmc.org.                                               Management Councils Coordination
                                                    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                         Committee Meeting.
                                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.                       Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–10692 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am]                          Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery                                           SUMMARY:  The Caribbean Fishery
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                              Management Council, telephone: (302)                                     Management Council (CFMC) will host
                                                                                                                        526–5255.                                                                a meeting of the Council Coordination
                                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda                                        Committee (CCC) consisting of eight
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                              items to be discussed at the SSC                                         Regional Fishery Management Councils
                                                                                                                        meeting include: Review fishery                                          (RFMC) chairs, vice chairs, and
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                    performance report and multi-year ABC                                    executive directors and its
                                                    Administration                                                      specifications for long-finned and short                                 subcommittees in May 2016. The intent
                                                                                                                        finned squid, Atlantic mackerel and                                      of this meeting is to discuss issues of
                                                    RIN 0648–XE595                                                      butterfish; discuss MAFMC risk policy                                    relevance to the Councils, contained in
                                                                                                                        and assignment of CVs for Mid-Atlantic                                   the following proposed agenda. All
                                                    Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management                                     assessments; review fishery                                              sessions are open to the public:
                                                    Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting                                     performance report and recommend
                                                                                                                        surfclam and ocean quahog ABC                                            DATES:  The meeting dates are May 25–
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                                                                                                           26, 2016. Registration for the meeting
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                specifications for 2017–18.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 24,
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                    Dated: May 3, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 2016, and from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on
                                                    Commerce.                                                           Tracey L. Thompson,                                                      May 25, 2016. The meetings will begin
                                                    ACTION: Notice; public meeting.                                     Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable                            at 9 a.m., on May 25, 2016, and recess
                                                                                                                        Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 at 5 p.m., or when business is
                                                    SUMMARY:  The Scientific and Statistical                            [FR Doc. 2016–10691 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am]                               completed, and will reconvene for its
                                                    Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic                                 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                                   final day on May 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.
                                                    Fishery Management Council (Council)
                                                                                                                                                                                                 until 4:45 p.m. or when business is
                                                    will hold a meeting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                 completed.
                                                    DATES: The meeting will be held on                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    Wednesday and Thursday, May 25–26,                                                                                                           ADDRESSES:  The meeting will take place
                                                    2016, beginning at 1 p.m. on May 25                                 National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                         at the Frenchman’s Reef and Morning
                                                    and conclude by 1 p.m. on May 26. For                               Administration                                                           Star Marriott Beach Resort, 5 Estate
                                                    agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY                                   RIN 0648–XE605                                                           Bakkeroe, St. Thomas, U.S Virgin
                                                    INFORMATION.                                                                                                                                 Islands.
                                                                                                                        Regional Fishery Management
                                                    ADDRESSES:   The meeting will at the                                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                        Councils: Council Coordination
                                                    Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 Light                                                                                                        Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
                                                                                                                        Committee; Public Meeting
                                                    Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone:
                                                                                                                                                                                                 270 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
                                                    (410) 234–0550.                                                     AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                                                                                                                 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
                                                      Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery                             Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                                                                                                                                                                 telephone (787) 766–5926.
                                                    Management Council, 800 N. State                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                    Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;                                 Commerce.                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                                                                    Time                                                                  Discussion item                                                                     Presenter

                                                                                                                                                May 25, 2016

                                                    9 a.m.–10 a.m. .......................     Welcome ......................................................................................................    Carlos Farchette/Eileen Sobeck.
                                                                                               NMFS Update ..............................................................................................        Eileen Sobeck.
                                                                                               —NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the Caribbean. .......................
                                                                                               —NMFS Science Update on Coral Work in the Caribbean.
                                                    10 a.m.–10:20 a.m. ................        Recreational Fisheries Update ....................................................................                Russell Dunn.
                                                    10:20 a.m.–10:35 a.m. ...........          Coffee Break.
                                                    10:35 a.m.–11:30 a.m. ...........          FY 16/17 Budget Updates ...........................................................................               Brian Pawlak.
                                                    11:30 a.m.–12 noon ...............         Legislative Update .......................................................................................        Dave Whaley.
                                                    12 noon–1:30 p.m. .................        Lunch.
                                                    1:30 p.m.–2 p.m. ....................      EBFM Road Map (Plan for Implementation) ...............................................                           Sam Rauch/Heather Sagar.
                                                    2 p.m.–3 p.m. .........................    Council Definition of OY and Update on NS1 .............................................                          CCC
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sam Rauch.
                                                    3 p.m.–3:15 p.m. ....................      Coffee break.
                                                    3:15 p.m.–4:15 p.m. ...............        Catch Share Update Review .......................................................................                 Alan Risenhoover/Kelly Denit.
                                                    4:15 p.m.–5 p.m. ....................      Bycatch Discussion.
                                                                                               —SBRM Rule Status Update ......................................................................                   Sam Rauch.
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                                                                                               —Council Discussion & Comments on Bycatch Strategy ...........................                                    CCC.

                                                                                                                                                May 26, 2016

                                                    8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. ...............        New Operational Guidelines and the Regional Operation Agreements ......                                           Chuck Tracy/Alan Risenhoover.
                                                    9:15 a.m.–10 a.m. ..................       EM & ER Regional Implementation Update ................................................                           Jane DiCosimo/Kelly Denit/CCC.
                                                    10 a.m.–10:15 a.m. ................        Coffee Break.
                                                    10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m. ...........          EFH Summit Update ....................................................................................            Bill Tweit/Terra Lederhouse.
                                                    11a.m.–11:30 a.m. .................        Update on Conflict of Interest Regulations Project .....................................                          Adam Issenberg.



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 25-26, 2016, beginning at 1 p.m. on May 25 and conclude by 1 p.m. on May 26. 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 27416 
RIN Number0648-XE59

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