83 FR 54316 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-23557

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG586

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public 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 Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will hold a public
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed
at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/sfsbsb_mc_nov2018/. Meeting audio can
also be accessed via telephone by dialing 1-800-832-0736 and entering
room number 5068871.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
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 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to consider 2019 recreational
management measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. In
light of the ongoing benchmark stock assessment for summer flounder,
with peer review scheduled for late November 2018, the Monitoring
Committee will consider how to approach development of 2019 summer
flounder recreational measures after the assessment results are
available. In addition, the Monitoring Committee will receive an update
on a recreational Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) for summer
flounder. For scup and black sea bass, the Monitoring Committee will
recommend federal waters measures for consideration by the MAFMC and
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup,
and Black Sea Bass Board in December 2018.
The Monitoring Committee will also review analysis of proposed
changes in the commercial scup incidental possession limits and may
develop plans for reviewing the commercial scup incidental possession
limits in future years.
Meeting materials will be posted to http://www.mafmc.org/council-events/2018/sfsbsb-mc-meeting.

Special Accommodations

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

Dated: October 24, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-23557 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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6. Remove reference to the supplier Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery ACTION: Notice.
lottery, Management Council, telephone: (302)
7. Change the Products covered from 526–5255. SUMMARY: The Department of
‘‘cultivated ginseng and cultivated Commerce, as part of its continuing
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The effort to reduce paperwork and
ginseng products; cultivated golden seal Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
and cultivated golden seal products; respondent burden, invites the general
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to public and other Federal agencies to
cultivated echinacea and cultivated consider 2019 recreational management
echinacea products’’ to ‘‘cultivated take this opportunity to comment on
measures for summer flounder, scup, proposed and/or continuing information
ginseng and cultivated ginseng and black sea bass. In light of the
products, i.e., wholesale ginseng roots, collections, as required by the
ongoing benchmark stock assessment for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
ginseng capsules 500 mg, ginseng slices, summer flounder, with peer review
ginseng tea, ginseng powder and fiber, DATES: Written comments must be
scheduled for late November 2018, the
and ginseng retail root’’, and submitted on or before December 28,
Monitoring Committee will consider
8. Strike the following: ‘‘Meetings at 2018.
how to approach development of 2019
which GBW and the Members establish summer flounder recreational measures ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
export prices shall not be open to the after the assessment results are to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
public.’’ available. In addition, the Monitoring Paperwork Clearance Officer,
The effective date of the amended Committee will receive an update on a Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
certificate is July 18, 2018, the date on recreational Management Strategy 14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
which GHC’s application to amend was Evaluation (MSE) for summer flounder. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
deemed submitted. For scup and black sea bass, the internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
Dated: October 24, 2018. Monitoring Committee will recommend FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Flynn, federal waters measures for Requests for additional information or
Director, Office of Trade and Economic consideration by the MAFMC and copies of the information collection
Analysis, International Trade Administration, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries instrument and instructions should be
U.S. Department of Commerce. Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, directed to Dr. Vernon R. (Bob)
[FR Doc. 2018–23578 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] and Black Sea Bass Board in December Leeworthy, (301) 713–7261 or
BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 2018. Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
The Monitoring Committee will also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
review analysis of proposed changes in
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the commercial scup incidental I. Abstract
possession limits and may develop This request is for extension of a
National Oceanic and Atmospheric plans for reviewing the commercial currently approved information
Administration scup incidental possession limits in collection.
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Meeting materials will be posted to the Bren School of Management &
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management http://www.mafmc.org/council-events/ Science at the University of California,
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 2018/sfsbsb-mc-meeting. Santa Barbara to estimate the market
and non-market economic values
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Special Accommodations associated with the reduction in risk of
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
The meeting is physically accessible whale strikes by different scenarios of
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
to people with disabilities. Requests for changes in traffic lanes and/or vessel
Commerce.
sign language interpretation or other speeds for major commercial vessels
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. operating in the region of southern
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic California where the Channel Islands
Management Council’s Summer Council Office (302) 526–5251 at least 5 National Marine Sanctuary is located.
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass days prior to the meeting date. The required information is to
Monitoring Committee will hold a conduct surveys of the for hire
Dated: October 24, 2018.
public meeting. operations that take people out for non-
Tracey L. Thompson, consumptive recreation to watch whales
DATES: The meeting will be held on Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable or other wildlife to obtain total use by
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 10 Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. type of activity (e.g. whale watching,
a.m. to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see [FR Doc. 2018–23557 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] and other wildlife observation) and the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P spatial use by type of activity.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held Information will also be obtained on
via webinar, which can be accessed at: costs-and-earnings of the operations and
http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/sfsbsb_ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE demographic information on owner/
mc_nov2018/. Meeting audio can also be captains and crews. Surveys will also be
accessed via telephone by dialing 1– National Oceanic and Atmospheric
conducted of the passengers aboard the
800–832–0736 and entering room Administration
for hire operation boats to obtain their
number 5068871. market and non-market economic use
Proposed Information Collection;
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Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery values for the reduction in the risk of
Management Council, 800 N State Comment Request; Economic Value of
the Reduction in the Risk of Whale whale strikes. Additional information
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; will be obtained on importance-
telephone: (302) 674–2331; Strikes in the Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary satisfaction ratings of key natural
www.mafmc.org. resource attributes, facilities and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY:National Oceanic and services along with demographic
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). profiles of passengers.

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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 Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 3 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		83 FR 54316
RIN Number		0648-XG58

83 FR 54316 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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