81 FR 14423 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 52 (March 17, 2016)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Tilefish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14423-14424]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06047]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE500


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Tilefish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 
12 p.m., to view the agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302)

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526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org also has details on the 
proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    This meeting will gather input on Framework 2 to the Golden 
Tilefish Fishery Management Plan. Specifically, Golden Tilefish 
Advisory Panel Members input will be sought on the overall framework 
(and following measure in specific: ``That the Council restricts the 
recreational Golden Tilefish Fishery to rod and real fishery only (with 
a five hook limit)).'' The Council will take action on this Framework 
at the April 2016 Council meeting.
    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) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 working days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 14, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06047 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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