Page Range | 56006-56007 | |
FR Document | 2017-25640 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 56006-56007] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25640] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF857 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees. DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, December 11, 2017 through Thursday, December 14, 2017. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: The Westin Annapolis, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401, telephone: (410) 972-4300. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., 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 also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials. 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.) Monday, December 11, 2017 Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Risk Assessment Review and approve EAFM based assessment Risk Policy Framework--Meeting 2 Review and approve recommended modifications to Council's Risk Policy Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Review proposed MSA reauthorization legislation and CCC Working Paper Tilefish Survey Project Report Update of the fisheries-independent pilot survey for tilefish Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Executive Committee--CLOSED SESSION Ricks E Savage Award Squid Buffer Zone Framework--Meeting 1 Discuss framework goals and review and approve preliminary alternatives Chub Mackerel Amendment Review scoping comments and discuss next steps Law Enforcement Reports Reports will be received from the NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard Scup Recreational Specifications Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations and adopt recommendations for 2018 Federal waters management measures Summer Flounder Recreational Specifications Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations and recommend Conservation Equivalency or coastwide management and associated measures for 2018 Summer Flounder Amendment Review and approve November 2017 Demersal Committee recommendations for further staff analysis Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Black Sea Bass Recreational Specifications Review Monitoring Committee and Advisory Panel recommendations and adopt recommendations for 2018 Federal waters management measures. Review Wave 1 fishery implementation. Board Addendum XXX Black Sea Bass Wave 1 Letter of Authorization Framework Review background and provide guidance for development of draft alternatives Black Sea Bass Amendment Review initiation of black sea bass amendment (December 2015 motion) Bluefish Amendment Initiate Bluefish Amendment and discuss next steps Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Presentation Updates of Atlantic Offshore Renewable Projects and Atlantic [[Page 56007]] Renewable Energy Studies Thursday, December 14, 2017 2018 Implementation Plan Review and approve 2018 Implementation Plan Business Session Committee Reports; Executive Director's Report (Golden Tilefish IFQ review and NEFMC Framework 57 update); Science Report; Organization Reports; Liaison Reports Continuing and New Business Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions 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 Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. 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: November 21, 2017. Jeffrey N. Lonergan, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-25640 Filed 11-24-17; 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 public meetings. | |
Dates | The meetings will be held Monday, December 11, 2017 through Thursday, December 14, 2017. 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 also has details on the meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials. | |
FR Citation | 82 FR 56006 | |
RIN Number | 0648-XF85 |