[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52505-52506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20598]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC826


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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Bluefish 
Monitoring Committee and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 
Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The Monitoring Committees will meet on Thursday, September 19, 
2013 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting 
agendas.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Inn at Henderson's Wharf, 
1000 Fell Street, Baltimore, MD 21231; telephone: (410)-522-7777.
    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 Bluefish Monitoring Committee and Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee will meet on 
September 19 to discuss and recommend 2014 annual catch targets (ACTs) 
and other associated management measures for the bluefish, summer 
flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries. Multi-year ACTs and 
management measures, applicable to fishing years 2014-16, may be 
considered.
    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 MAFMC's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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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: August 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-20598 Filed 8-22-13; 8:45 am]
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