81 FR 85521 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 (November 28, 2016)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 228 (Monday, November 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85521-85522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28510]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF059


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

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday December 12 through Thursday, 
December 15, 2016. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at: 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: The following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's Web site when possible).

Agenda

Monday, December 12, 2016

Executive Committee (CLOSED MEETING)
    Discuss Council awards and process and MAFMC/NEFMC joint management 
issue.
Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Meeting as a Committee of the Whole Squid 
Amendment
    Review Committee and Advisory Panel input and adopt alternatives 
for the public hearing document.
Lenfest Ecosystem Task Force Report
Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment--Final Action
    Review public comments and select final preferred alternatives.
Law Enforcement Report
Consideration of NJ Request for SMZ Status
    Final action.
BOEM New York Energy Area Presentation

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Council Photo
Monkfish Specifications
    Review Committee recommendations and select final preferred 
alternatives.
HMS Amendment
    Receive a presentation on Dusky Shark Management Measures and 
consider developing Council comments.
Observer Safety Program Review
National Standard 1 Guidelines
    Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards.
Scup Commercial Quota Framework/Addendum
    Review initial analysis and Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel 
comments.
Summer Flounder Allocation Review Study
    Review and discuss commercial/recreational allocation model results 
and peer review summary.
Sex-Specific Summer Flounder Assessment Model Update

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards.
Summer Flounder Amendment
    Update progress, discuss amendment timeline and action plan.
Effects of Ocean Acidification on Summer Flounder Reproduction and 
Productivity
Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications
    Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations, 
adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures, BSB discussion on 
state-by-state recreational performance relative to regional targets 
and ASMFC Addendum for summer flounder (Board action).

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

2017 Implementation Plan
    Review and adopt 2017 Implementation Plan.
Business Session
    The day will conclude with brief reports from the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's GARFO and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 
NOAA's Office of General Counsel, the ASMFC, the New England and South 
Atlantic Fishery Council's liaisons and the Regional Planning Body 
Report. The Council will also receive the Council's Executive 
Director's Report, the Science Report, Committee Reports, and discuss 
any continuing and/or new business.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will 
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens act, 
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 22, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-28510 Filed 11-25-16; 8:45 am]
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