[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20984-20985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9302]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW01


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) will hold 
public hearings.

DATES: Monday, May 3, 2010, Monday, May 10, 2010, Wednesday, May 12, 
2010, and Tuesday, May 18, 2010. All meetings begin at 7 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing on Monday, May 3, 2010 will be held at the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Spring Meeting, Crowne 
Plaza Old Town Alexandria, 901 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314. 
The hearing on Monday, May 10, 2010 will be held at the Virginia Marine 
Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, VA 23607. 
The hearing on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 will be held at the New York 
Department of Environmental Conservation, NYSDEC Marine Resources, 205 
N. Belle Mead Rd., Suite 1, East Setauket, NY 11733. The hearing on 
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 will be held at Richard Stockton College of New 
Jersey, Lakeside Center Lodge (off Laurel Lane and Oak Pond Drive; 
follow campus signs to Lakeside Center), Pomona, NJ 08240.
COUNCIL ADDRESS: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State 
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 
201, Dover, DE 19901;telephone: (302) 674-2331, extension 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
will hold public hearings and receive comments on measures contained in 
its Annual Catch Limits and Accountability Measures Omnibus Amendment, 
which would amend its Atlantic Mackerel,

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Butterfish, Atlantic Bluefish, Spiny Dogfish, Summer Flounder, Scup, 
Black Sea Bass, Tilefish, Surfclam, and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management 
Plans (FMPs). The public hearing document will be available at all of 
the public hearings and is currently available via the Internet at: 
http://www.mafmc.org/comments//comments.htm. It can also be obtained on 
request from the Council office at the address and telephone number 
listed in below. In addition to providing information and comments at 
the above public hearings, you may submit written comments on or before 
5:00 p.m., EDT, on May 21, 2010 to Daniel T. Furlong, Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 
19901; telephone: 302-674-2331, or fax 302-674-5399. Comments may also 
be sent via fax at the above fax number or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. Please note on your correspondence and in the subject 
line of e-mail comments the following identifier: ``Omnibus ACL/AM 
Amendment Comments.''

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 Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office (302) 674-2331 extension 251 at least five days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: April 19, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Actiing Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-9302 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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