82 FR 24303 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 101 (May 26, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-10799

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF459


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's (MAFMC) 
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Downtown Providence 
Courtyard by Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI; telephone: 
(401) 272-1191.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org will also have details 
on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of the 
Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils composed of 
Council members, fishing industry, academic, and government and non-
government fisheries experts. The NTAP was established to bring 
commercial fishing, fisheries science, and fishery management 
professionals in the northeastern US together to identify concerns 
about regional research survey performance and data, to identify 
methods to address or mitigate these concerns, and to promote mutual 
understanding and acceptance of the results of this work among their 
peers and in the broader community.
    Topics to be discussed by the NTAP include: Identify approaches to 
address or mitigate concerns about regional research survey performance 
and data; review of NEFSC WG Meeting and identify next steps; review 
previous work and discuss analyses and outputs; discuss plans for 
specific application in Yellowtail Flounder TRAC assessment; discuss 
use of time during 2018 on industry vessels (F/Vs Nobska and Karen 
Elizabeth); review NTAP's participation on one day Bigelow trips; 
discuss timing of next meeting and review actions identified.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: May 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE notified of the Council’s intent to take Council members, fishing industry,
final action to address the emergency. academic, and government and non-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric government fisheries experts. The NTAP
Administration Special Accommodations
was established to bring commercial
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This meeting is physically accessible fishing, fisheries science, and fishery
to people with disabilities. This meeting management professionals in the
New England Fishery Management will be recorded. Consistent with 16 northeastern US together to identify
Council; Public Meeting U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is concerns about regional research survey
available upon request. Requests for performance and data, to identify
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries sign language interpretation or other methods to address or mitigate these
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and auxiliary aids should be directed to concerns, and to promote mutual
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at understanding and acceptance of the
Commerce. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to results of this work among their peers
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. the meeting date. and in the broader community.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Topics to be discussed by the NTAP
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery include: Identify approaches to address
Management Council (Council) is Dated: May 22, 2017.
or mitigate concerns about regional
scheduling a public meeting of its Skate Tracey L. Thompson, research survey performance and data;
Advisory Panel to consider actions Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable review of NEFSC WG Meeting and
affecting New England fisheries in the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. identify next steps; review previous
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). [FR Doc. 2017–10775 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am] work and discuss analyses and outputs;
Recommendations from this group will BILLING CODE 3510–22–P discuss plans for specific application in
be brought to the full Council for formal Yellowtail Flounder TRAC assessment;
consideration and action, if appropriate. discuss use of time during 2018 on
DATES: This meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE industry vessels (F/Vs Nobska and
Monday, June 12, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. Karen Elizabeth); review NTAP’s
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
ADDRESSES: participation on one day Bigelow trips;
Administration
Meeting address: The meeting will be discuss timing of next meeting and
held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire RIN 0648–XF459 review actions identified.
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone:
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Special Accommodations
(508) 339–2200.
Council address: New England Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting These meetings are physically
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water accessible to people with disabilities.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Requests for sign language
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
Commerce.
New England Fishery Management (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. the meeting date.
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Dated: May 22, 2017.
Management Council’s (MAFMC) Tracey L. Thompson,
Agenda Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
The Advisory Panel will review Plan will hold a meeting. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Development Team (PDT) analysis DATES: The meeting will be held on [FR Doc. 2017–10799 Filed 5–25–17; 8:45 am]
regarding skate bait possession limits. Monday, June 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
They will discuss and select preferred 5 p.m. For agenda details, see
alternatives for Framework 4 to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Skate Fishery Management Plan which ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
modifies skate bait possession limits the Downtown Providence Courtyard by
and associated measures. The panel will National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace, Administration
also review and discuss PDT analysis, to Providence, RI; telephone: (401) 272–
date, regarding the upcoming 1191.
specifications framework which would Science Advisory Board
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
set specifications for FYs 2018 and 2019 Management Council, 800 N. State AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and
and would remove the prohibition on Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Atmospheric Research, National
landing barndoor skates. Other business, telephone: (302) 674–2331. Oceanic and Atmospheric
as necessary. Administration, Department of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Although other non-emergency issues Commerce (DOC).
not on the agenda may come before this Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
group for discussion, those issues may Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
not be the subject of formal action Management Council; telephone: (302) SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
during this meeting. Actions will be 526–5255. The Council’s Web site, schedule and proposed agenda of two
restricted to those issues specifically www.mafmc.org will also have details meetings of the Science Advisory Board
listed in this notice and any issues on the proposed agenda and briefing (SAB). The members will discuss issues
arising after publication of this notice materials. outlined in the section on Matters to be
that require emergency action under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTAP considered.
Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens is a joint advisory panel of the Mid- DATES: There are two meetings: the first
Fishery Conservation and Management Atlantic and New England Fishery meeting is scheduled for July 5, 2017
Act, provided the public has been Management Councils composed of from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 5 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. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org will also have details on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.
FR Citation		82 FR 24303
RIN Number		0648-XF45

82 FR 24303 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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