[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 79 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9498]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XO91


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel 
(at Baltimore-Washington Airport), 7032 Elm Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; 
telephone: (410) 859-3300).
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331, extension 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The terms of reference for this meeting 
include: (1) review stock status and specify overfishing level and ABC 
for Atlantic mackerel and butterfish for 2010; review and comment on 
proposed 2010 quota specifications and management measures for Atlantic 
mackerel, butterfish, Loligo and Illex; (2) review and comment on 
report of SSC's Subcommittee on Scientific on Uncertainty (SUN) 
regarding current and proposed fishing mortality control rules for 
MAFMC managed species; and (3) review and comment on range of issues 
contained in the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's annual catch 
limit/accountability measures (ACL/AM) Omnibus Amendment Scoping 
Document.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, 
(302) 674-2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 22, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-9498 Filed 4-24-09; 8:45 am]
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