Notice2023-21455
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
September 29, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public webinar to collect input on NOAA Fisheries' Draft Climate Governance Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67248-67249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21455]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD412]
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 public
webinar to collect input on NOAA Fisheries' Draft Climate Governance
Policy.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 16, 2023, from 2
p.m. until 4 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Connection information
will be posted prior to the meeting at <a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</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: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) will host a webinar to collect public input on NOAA
Fisheries' Draft Climate Governance Policy. Comments provided during
the webinar will be compiled for submission to NOAA Fisheries.
Instructions for submitting written comments are available at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfs-climate-governance-policy">https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfs-climate-governance-policy</a>.
In May 2023, NOAA Fisheries released a draft procedural directive
titled ``Guidance on Council Authority for Preparing Fishery Management
Plans for Stocks that May Extend across the Geographic Areas of more
than one Council, pursuant to MSA Sec. 304(f)'' (also referred to as
the ``Climate Governance Policy''). Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (MSA), each of the eight regional
fishery management councils has responsibility for fisheries within
specified geographic areas and is required to prepare and submit
fishery management plans (FMPs) for fisheries that ``require
conservation and management.'' In situations where a fishery extends
beyond the geographic area of any one Council, section 304(f) of the
MSA authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to either designate a single
Council to prepare an FMP or require two or more Councils to prepare an
FMP jointly. The draft policy is intended to provide guidance on when
and how the Secretary will review and assign management authority over
existing (and potentially new) fisheries found across more than one
Council jurisdiction. NOAA Fisheries has stated that additional
guidance is needed to
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address governance issues associated with climate-related shifts in
stock distributions.
Given the Mid-Atlantic Council's shared regional boundaries with
two other East coast Councils, as well as the number of Mid-Atlantic
stocks that extend beyond the Council region boundaries, this policy
has the potential to directly impact a number of Mid-Atlantic Council
fishery management plans. The purpose of this webinar is to inform Mid-
Atlantic Council stakeholders on the development of this draft policy,
and to ensure that Council stakeholders have the opportunity to provide
feedback to NOAA Fisheries on this issue.
Additional information, background documents, and instructions for
providing written comments will be posted to the Council's website at:
<a href="https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfs-climate-governance-policy">https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfs-climate-governance-policy</a>.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should
be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 26, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-21455 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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