[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16533]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the 
Bluefish, Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring 
Committees of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) 
will hold meetings.

DATES: The SSC will meet Wednesday and Thursday, July 25-26, 2012 
beginning at 10 a.m. on July 25 and conclude by 3 p.m. on July 26. In 
addition, a meeting of the Council Monitoring Committees for bluefish, 
summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass will also be held on Friday, 
July 27, 2012 beginning at 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Admiral Fell Inn, 888 South 
Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231; telephone: (410) 539-2000.
    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 primary purpose of the SSC meeting 
includes: Make 2013 ABC recommendations to the Council for summer 
flounder, scup, black sea bass and bluefish; review and adopt criteria 
for establishing multi-year ABC recommendations; develop 2013/2014 
research priority list for Council consideration. The primary purpose 
of the Council Monitoring Committees for bluefish, summer flounder, 
scup, and black sea bass includes: Developing annual catch target (ACT) 
recommendations for the Council to consider, as well as commercial and 
recreational management measures for the upcoming 2013 fishing year.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: July 2, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-16533 Filed 7-5-12; 8:45 am]
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