[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 19215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC601


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 Council's Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) 
Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to develop Fishery Performance Reports 
for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish fisheries in 
preparation for the Council's setting of specifications for 2014.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, from 
10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Baltimore/
Arundel Mills; 7491 New Ridge Rd., Hanover, MD 21076; telephone: (410) 
878-7200
    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 (MSB) Advisory Panel (AP). The intent of these reports 
is to facilitate structured input from the Advisory Panel members into 
the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish specifications process. 
The Advisory Panel will also review the findings of a recent workshop 
on squid management and may develop related recommendations.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. 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

    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: March 26, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07361 Filed 3-28-13; 8:45 am]
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