[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 55743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XY96


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 (MAFMC) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, September 22, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Four Points, 7032 
Elm Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: (410) 859-3300.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, 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, 800 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items to be discussed at the SSC 
meeting include: (1) new SSC member orientation; (2) review stock 
assessment information and specify overfishing level and acceptable 
biological catch for spiny dogfish for fishing years 2011-15; review 
and comment on proposed quota specifications and management measures 
for spiny dogfish for fishing years 2011-15; (3) progress report on 
Management Strategy Evaluation study; (4) review and comment on Council 
five year research plan; (5) discuss results of August 12-13, 2010 ACL 
Workshop and planned follow-up joint workshop with NEFSC and New 
England Fishery Management Council's SSC; (6) develop recommendations 
for stock assessment schedule; (7) set 2011 SSC schedule; (8) discuss 
development of Industry Advisory Panel Reports; and (9) discuss 
formation of SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee and development of ecosystem 
terms of reference for the Council.
    To correct an administrative error in providing timely notice of 
this meeting, the Mid-Atlantic Council will conduct a webinar to allow 
public comment on any decisions made at this meeting and allow the SSC 
to ratify those decisions. Notice of the webinar will be published in 
the Federal Register.

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) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 9, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22866 Filed 9-13-10; 8:45 am]
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