Notice2021-18692
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
August 31, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a webinar workshop to demonstrate electronic vessel trip reporting (eVTR) through an approved software application in preparation for required commercial electronic reporting.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 48669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18692]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID: 0648-XB374]
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 will hold a
webinar workshop to demonstrate electronic vessel trip reporting (eVTR)
through an approved software application in preparation for required
commercial electronic reporting.
DATES: The workshop will be held via webinar on Wednesday, September
15, 2021, beginning at 5 p.m. and concluding by 7 p.m. For details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This workshop will be held via webinar and connection and
agenda information will be posted at the MAFMC's website: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/council-events">https://www.mafmc.org/council-events</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is the first of several Council-hosted
eVTR training workshops open to the public and targeted towards
commercial operators. Beginning on November 10, 2021, all commercial
vessels with federal permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic or
New England Council will be required to submit vessel trip reports
(VTRs) electronically as eVTRs within 48 hours of the end of a trip
(unless required sooner as with some sector allocations). This action
does not change any other existing requirements associated with VTRs.
These changes were recommended by the MAFMC and NEFMC in order to
increase the timeliness and availability of data submitted through
VTRs, reduce the reporting burden on commercial vessel operators, and
increase the accuracy and quality of data. The training workshop will
review step by step instructions for filling out an eVTR using an
approved software application.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shelley Spedden at the Mid-Atlantic Council
Office, (302) 526-5253, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 25, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-18692 Filed 8-30-21; 8:45 am]
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