October 5, 2017 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The final agenda and meeting materials for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s 76th Annual Meeting are now available at http://www.asmfc.org/home/2017-annual-meeting; click on the relevant Board/Committee name to access the documents for that Board/Committee. For ease of access, all Board/Section meeting documents have been combined into two documents – Main Meeting Materials 1 and Main Meeting Materials 2. Main Meeting Materials 1 include all Board/Section meeting materials for October 16 & 17, while Main Meeting Materials 2 include Board/Section meeting materials for October 18 & 19. Not included in the combined documents are materials for the ACCSP Coordinating Council, LEC, ACFHP Steering Committee and Habitat Committee.
Please note: If you are planning on attending any of the Annual Meeting social events, please register now (see attached registration form). These events are filling up quickly and we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate you if you do not register by the end of this week.
The agenda is subject to change. The agenda reflects the current estimate of time required for scheduled meetings. The Commission may adjust this agenda in accordance with the actual duration of meetings. Interested parties should anticipate meetings starting earlier or later than indicated herein.
Board meeting proceedings will be broadcast daily via webinar beginning August 1st at 9:45 a.m. and continuing daily until the conclusion of the meeting (expected to be 4:30 p.m.) on Thursday, August 3rd. The webinar will allow registrants to listen to board/section deliberations and view presentations and motions as they occur. No comments or questions will be accepted via the webinar. Should technical difficulties arise while streaming the broadcast the boards/sections will continue their deliberations without interruption. We will attempt to resume the broadcast as soon as possible. Please go to https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8911027556606824449 to register.
As a reminder, the guidelines for submission of written comment for issues for which the Commission has NOT established a specific public comment period (i.e., in response to proposed management action) are as follows:
- Comments received 3 weeks prior to the start of a meeting week will be included with the main meeting materials.
- Comments received by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday immediately preceding the scheduled ASMFC Meeting (in this case, the Tuesday deadline will be October 10, 2017) will be distributed electronically to Commissioners/Board members prior to the meeting and a limited number of copies will be provided at the meeting.
- Following the Tuesday, October 10, 2017 5:00 PM deadline, the commenter will be responsible for distributing the information to the management board prior to the board meeting or providing enough copies for the management board consideration at the meeting (a minimum of 50 copies).
The submitted comments must clearly indicate the commenter’s expectation from the ASMFC staff regarding distribution. As with other public comment, it will be accepted via mail, fax, and email.