83 FR 45222 - Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel and Committee will hold a public meeting via webinar.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45222-45223]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19359]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG455


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 Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Advisory Panel and Committee will hold a public meeting 
via webinar.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday September 24, 2018, from 10 
a.m. to 12 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed 
at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/chubapcom2/. Participants may also 
connect via telephone by calling 1-800-832-0736 and entering room 
number 5068871.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
website: 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's

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Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel and Committee will meet 
on Monday, September 24, 2018 (see DATES and ADDRESSES). The purpose of 
this meeting is to review and provide comments on a draft public 
hearing document for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Chub 
Mackerel Amendment. This amendment will consider adding Atlantic chub 
mackerel (Scomber colias) to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The amendment will consider 
potential catch limits, accountability measures, and other conservation 
and management measures required for stocks ``in the fishery.''
    Background documents can be found on the Council's website 
(www.mafmc.org).

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 31, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-19359 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]
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