Page Range | 4305-4306 | |
FR Document | 2017-00737 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 4305-4306] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00737] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF159 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Tuesday, February 14 through Thursday, February 16, 2017. For [[Page 4306]] agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at: Hilton Garden Inn Kitty Hawk, 5353 N. Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949, telephone: (252) 261-1290. 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 Tuesday, February 14, 2017 River Herring/Shad Committee Meeting Discuss criteria to assess progress in river herring/shad conservation Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Meeting as a Committee of the Whole Review and approve public hearing document Squid Amendment Law Enforcement Report Presentation on National Marine Sanctuary Nomination Process Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Boards 62nd Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (62nd SAW) Overview of black sea bass benchmark stock assessment findings and peer review panelist findings Black Sea Bass 2017-2019 Specifications Overview and staff recommendation, SSC recommendation, review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations, and adopt recommendations for 2017-2019 Black Sea Bass Research Update Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations, adopt recommendations for 2017 management measures, review Recreational Working Group recommendations and regional/state proposals (possible Board action) Black Sea Bass Commercial AM Framework Review background, issues, and draft alternatives Summer Flounder Amendment Update on progress and timeline Thursday, February 16, 2017 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: January 10, 2017. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-00737 Filed 1-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
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 Tuesday, February 14 through Thursday, February 16, 2017. 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 4305 | |
RIN Number | 0648-XF15 |