Notice2024-01089
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
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Published
January 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold public meetings of the Council.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3910-3911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01089]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD667]
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.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold public meetings of the Council.
DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, February 6 through Wednesday,
February 7, 2024. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be an in-person meeting with a virtual
option.
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Council members, other meeting participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in person at The Westin Arlington
Gateway or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar connection instructions
and briefing materials will be available at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/february-2024">https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/february-2024</a>.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N
State St., 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. The Council's website, <a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>, 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,
although agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be
noted on the Council's website when possible.)
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Species Separation Requirements
Amendment
Review and approve Public Hearing Document.
LUNCH
Business Session
Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report; Organization
Reports; and Liaison Reports.
Other Business and General Public Comment
Briefing Book Tutorial
Legal Review, Financial Disclosure and Recusal Training--John Almeida,
NOAA Fisheries
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Offshore Wind Updates
Updates from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
Updates from the state working group on a fisheries compensation
fund administrator.
Updates from offshore wind project developers: [Oslash]rsted,
Vineyard Wind, Kitty Hawk Wind, Community Offshore Wind.
Black Sea Bass Assessment Overview--Larry Alade, Kiersten Curti, NEFSC
Overview of recently completed Research Track stock assessment.
LUNCH
Sturgeon Framework
Review progress on joint Mid-Atlantic/New England Council action to
reduce Atlantic Sturgeon interaction in the monkfish/dogfish gillnet
fisheries.
Approve final packages of alternatives.
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) White Paper ``Draft Proposed
Plan for a Novel Industry Based Multispecies Bottom Trawl Survey on the
Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf ''
--Dr. Kathryn Ford, NEFSC
Overview of the Industry-based survey white paper.
Consider next steps.
Awards Presentation
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).
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: January 17, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-01089 Filed 1-19-24; 8:45 am]
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