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Code · REGISTER · 2003-11-17 · National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce · Notices

Notices. Notice of public meetings

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 111003C] 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) and its Ecosystems Committee and Executive Committee will hold public meetings. DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 2, through Thursday, December 4, 2003.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Sheraton Suites, 422 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, DE; telephone: 302-654-8300. *Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone 302-674-2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 19. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Tuesday, December 2, the Ecosystems Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until noon.
The Council will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday, December 3, the Executive Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Council will meet from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Council, together with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board, will meet from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. On Thursday, December 4, the Council will meet from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Agenda items for the Council's committees and the Council itself are:
Review the committee charge regarding ecosystem-based management, habitat, GRAs, etc., and determine the need for advisors; Review the effect of the New England Council's action and likely schedule of events on Groundfish Amendment 13; Address the exclusion of limited access vessels and develop the Council position on NMFS' proposed action on Scallop Amendment 10; Review Delaware's Artificial Reef Plan: Review the Monkfish Committee's action regarding changes to management for 2004/05 fishing year, and adopt default measures or recommend new measures for 2004/05 fishing year;
Review committees 2004 planned actions and schedules, and review committee advisory panel status; Review and adopt Framework 4 to the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Framework 4 (Meeting 2) which extends the Illex squid moratorium; Review and discuss the Monitoring Committees' recommendations, review and discuss the Advisory Panels' recommendations, and develop and approve recreational management measures for 2004 for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; Hear a presentation of the Council's Communications Plan;
Receive and hear committee and organizational reports, and act on any new and/or continuing business. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject of formal Council action during these meetings. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed 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 actions to address such emergencies.
Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Joanna Davis at the Council (see ADDRESSES ) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: November 12, 2003. Richard W. Surdi, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E3-00272 Filed 11-14-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 111003B] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council);
Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of the Southeastern Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Workshops for Atlantic and Gulf King Mackerel. SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the South Atlantic and Gulf King mackerel will consist of a series of three workshops, a Data Review Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, and a Review Workshop. DATES: The Data Workshop will take place December 1-5, 2003; the Assessment Workshop will take place February 16-20, 2004; and the Review Workshop will take place April 5-9, 2004.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: The three workshops will be held at NOAA Fisheries' Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149, phone:
(305)361-4200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 306, Charleston, SC 29407-4699; phone:
(843)571-4366 or toll free:
(866)SAFMC-10; fax:
(843)769-4520. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshops will take place: December 1-5, 2003; February 16-20; 2004; and April 5-9, 2004. The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries, has implemented the SEDAR process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks. SEDAR includes three workshops:
(1)Data Workshop,
(2)Stock Assessment Workshop, and
(3)Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop and the Stock Assessment Workshop is a stock assessment report. This report is then peer reviewed at the Review Workshop, and a final consensus report and an advisory report are prepared that includes strengths and weaknesses in the stock assessment and recommendations to fishery managers for future data and research needs. The process includes data collectors, biologists, fishermen, environmental representatives, database managers, stock assessment scientists, and Council members and staff. Atlantic and Gulf King Mackerel SEDAR Workshop Schedule December 1-5, 2003—SEDAR Data Workshop *December 1, 2003, 2 p.m.-6 p.m.; December 2-4, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; and December 5, 2003, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.* An assessment data set will be developed during the Data Workshop for Atlantic and Gulf King mackerel. The assessment data set will include catch statistics, fishery sampling, independent monitoring, life history, and logbook information. February 16-20, 2004—SEDAR Assessment Workshop *February 16, 2004, 2 p.m.-6 p.m.; February 17-19, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; and February 20, 2004, 8:30 a.m.- 12 noon* Using the data set resulting from the Data Workshop, participants will develop population models, evaluate the status of the stock, and create a report for review. *April 5-8, 2004—SEDAR Review Workshop* *April 5, 2004, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. and April 6-8, 2004, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.* The Review Workshop involves a peer review of the report created from the earlier two workshops. Two reports will be produced:
(1)a consensus report and
(2)an advisory report. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action 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 Fishery Conservation and Management 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 aids should be directed to the Council office ( *see* ADDRESSES ) at least 5 business days prior to each workshop. Dated: November 12, 2003. Richard W. Surdi, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E3-00249 Filed 11-14-03; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 111003A] Marine Mammals; File No. 1048-1717 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a public meeting regarding the scientific research proposed by Dr. Peter J. Stein, Scientific Solutions, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, in an application for a scientific research permit and analyzed in a draft environmental assessment. DATES: The meeting will be held on November 20, 2003 at 1 pm. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NOAA Silver Spring Metro Center Complex, Room 1W611, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tammy Adams or Steve Leathery, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 5, 2003, notice was published in the **Federal Register** (68 FR 62563) that a request for a scientific research permit had been submitted by Dr. Stein to conduct studies to validate and improve the ability of short-range high-frequency whale-finder sonar systems to detect marine mammals without adversely affecting them. A draft Environmental Assessment
(EA)was prepared to examine whether significant environmental impacts could result from issuance of the proposed scientific research permit. Comments on the application and/or the draft EA must be received by December 5, 2003. NMFS will hold a public meeting to inform interested parties of the proposed research and solicit comments on the application and accompanying draft EA. Please be advised that a valid government-issued photo-identification will be required for entry through building security. Special Accommodations This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Tyrone Stuckey or Dee Jenkins, 301-713-2289 (voice) or 301-713-0376 (fax), at least five business days before the scheduled meeting date. Dated: November 10, 2003. Stephen L. Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 03-28664 Filed 11-14-03; 8:45 am]
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