82 FR 31561 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Atlantic Bluefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF521


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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) Atlantic 
Bluefish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017, from 10 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option. Details on the proposed agenda, webinar listen-in 
access, and briefing materials will be posted at the MAFMC's Web site: 
www.mafmc.org.
    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 purpose of this meeting is for the 
Monitoring Committee to review, and if necessary, revise the current 
management measures designed to achieve the recommended Atlantic 
Bluefish catch and landings limits for 2018.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to 
take final action to address the emergency.

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.

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

    Dated: July 3, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Thursday, July 27, 2017, from 2 p.m. to international experts; and staff of SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
4 p.m. (EST). Councils, Commissions, and state and Management Council’s (MAFMC)
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held federal agencies. Atlantic Bluefish Monitoring Committee
via webinar. The webinar is open to The SEDAR Data Best Practices will hold a public meeting.
members of the public. Those interested Standing Panel is charged with
in participating should contact Julia developing, reviewing, and evaluating DATES: The meeting will be held on
Byrd at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER best practice recommendations for Monday, July 24, 2017, from 10 a.m. to
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an SEDAR Data Workshops. The items of 12 p.m. For agenda details, see
invitation providing webinar access discussion for this webinar are as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
information. Please request webinar follows: ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
invitations at least 24 hours in advance 1. Discuss prioritization criteria to select via webinar with a telephone-only
of each webinar. next issues for Panel to address connection option. Details on the
SEDAR address: South Atlantic 2. Identify preferred management
proposed agenda, webinar listen-in
Fishery Management Council, 4055 history template
3. Update on Data Best Practice access, and briefing materials will be
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405. feedback received to date posted at the MAFMC’s Web site:
www.sedarweb.org. 4. Prioritize Data Best Practice issues to www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
address next and discuss process Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber that will be used to address these Management Council, 800 N. State
Place Drive, Suite 201, North issues Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– 5. Other business telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
Although non-emergency issues not Web site at www.mafmc.org.
4366; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
contained in this agenda may come
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
before this group for discussion, those
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and issues may not be the subject of formal Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Caribbean Fishery Management action during this meeting. Action will Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA be restricted to those issues specifically Management Council, telephone: (302)
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 526–5255.
identified in this notice and any issues
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
arising after publication of this notice
have implemented the Southeast Data, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
that require emergency action under
Assessment and Review (SEDAR) purpose of this meeting is for the
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
process, a multi-step method for Monitoring Committee to review, and if
Fishery Conservation and Management
determining the status of fish stocks in necessary, revise the current
Act, provided the public has been
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three- management measures designed to
notified of the intent to take final action
step process including: (1) Data achieve the recommended Atlantic
to address the emergency.
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process Bluefish catch and landings limits for
utilizing a workshop and/or webinars; Special Accommodations 2018.
and (3) Review Workshop. The product This meeting is accessible to people
of the Data Workshop is a data report Although non-emergency issues not
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary contained in this agenda may come
which compiles and evaluates potential aids should be directed to the SAFMC
datasets and recommends which before this group for discussion, those
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 issues may not be the subject of formal
datasets are appropriate for assessment business days prior to the meeting.
analyses. The product of the Assessment action during this meeting. Action will
Process is a stock assessment report Note: The times and sequence specified in be restricted to those issues specifically
this agenda are subject to change. identified in this notice and any issues
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. arising after publication of this notice
biological benchmarks, projects future that require emergency action under
Dated: July 3, 2017. section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The Tracey L. Thompson, Fishery Conservation and Management
assessment is independently peer Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Act, provided the public has been
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
notified of the intent to take final action
product of the Review Workshop is a [FR Doc. 2017–14264 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] to address the emergency.
Summary documenting panel opinions BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
regarding the strengths and weaknesses Special Accommodations
of the stock assessment and input data. The meeting is physically accessible
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
to people with disabilities. Requests for
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
National Oceanic and Atmospheric sign language interpretation or other
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Administration auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, RIN 0648–XF521 Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
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Division, and Southeast Fisheries Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Science Center. Participants include: Council (MAFMC); Meeting
Dated: July 3, 2017.
Data collectors and database managers; AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Tracey L. Thompson,
stock assessment scientists, biologists, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
and researchers; constituency Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
representatives including fishermen, Commerce.
environmentalists, and non- [FR Doc. 2017–14267 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 12 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		82 FR 31561
RIN Number		0648-XF52

82 FR 31561 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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