[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 23662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9540]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB170


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 Social and Economic Sub-Committee of the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) will meet with the Council's Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Advisory Panel (AP). The purpose of the meeting is to 
develop Fishery Performance Reports for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish fisheries in preparation for setting specifications for 
2013.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 7, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton BWI, 
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: The purpose of the meeting is to create 
fishery performance reports by the Council's Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Advisory Panel (AP). The intent of these reports is to 
facilitate a venue for structured input from the Advisory Panel members 
for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish specifications 
process, including recommendations by the Council and its Scientific 
and Statistical Committee (SSC).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this notice may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting.
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: April 17, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-9540 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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