[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16647]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA532


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Bluefish, Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committees will hold 
public meetings.

DATES: The SSC meeting will be held Wednesday and Thursday, July 27 and 
28, 2011. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on July 27 and at 8:30 a.m. 
on July 28. These meetings will conclude by 5 p.m. each day. The 
Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring 
Committees will meet on Friday, July 29, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at the Pier 5 Hotel, 711 Eastern 
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (866) 583-4162.
    Council addresss: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 
North 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 North State 
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331, 
extension 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda items for the SSC meeting 
include: (1) Review stock assessment information and specify 
overfishing level and acceptable biological catch (ABC) for bluefish, 
summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass for 2012; (2) review and 
comment on proposed 2012 quota specifications and management measures 
for bluefish, summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass for 2012; (3) 
Ecosystems Subcommittee Report; (4) research priorities for 2012; and 
(5) National SSC IV Meeting update.
    The Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring 
Committees will discuss and recommend 2012 annual catch targets (ACTs) 
and other associated management measures for the bluefish, summer 
flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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: June 28, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-16647 Filed 7-1-11; 8:45 am]
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