[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29191]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA816


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Staff will hold a 
meeting of recreational fishermen to get input into management measures 
for the recreational summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass 
fisheries.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 1 p.m. and 
will end on Saturday, December 3, 2011 no later than 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Pier V Hotel at 711 Eastern 
Avenue Baltimore MD 21202, in the Harbor East Ballroom.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher M. Moore, Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is for the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council to get guidance from the 
recreational fishing community in three areas: (1) What the 
recreational community envisions for Mid-Atlantic fisheries in the 
future; (2) The annual process related to establishing recreational 
regulations, focusing on the summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass 
fishery, and; (3) How the Council can work more effectively with the 
recreational community to integrate their views into the management 
process.

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: November 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-29191 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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