83 FR 13119 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 59 (March 27, 2018)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a meeting.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13119-13120]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06088]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG119


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's (Council) 
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018, beginning at 
9 a.m. and will conclude by 2 p.m. For agenda details, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
audio connection: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msb-ap-2018/. Telephone 
instructions are provided upon connecting, or the public can call 
direct: 800-832-0736, Rm: *7833942#.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their website at www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purposes of the meeting include: (1) To 
create a Fishery Performance Report by the Council's Atlantic Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Advisory Panel. This report facilitates 
structured input from the Advisory Panel members for the MSB 
specifications process for the Council and its Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC), (2) gather Advisory Panel input regarding 
rebuilding options and other management measures for Atlantic mackerel, 
including the river herring and shad catch cap.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other

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auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to any meeting date.

    Dated: March 22, 2018.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-06088 Filed 3-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P