[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 53731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21169]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC838


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 
September 17-19, 2013. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on September 17 
and conclude by 1 p.m. on September 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Admiral Fell Inn, 888 South 
Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231, telephone: (410) 522-7380.
    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: Agenda items to be discussed at the SSC 
meeting include: review multi-year ABC specifications for spiny 
dogfish, bluefish, summer flounder, scup and black sea bass; make ABC 
recommendations for up to three years (2014-16) for summer flounder, 
scup and black sea bass; review SUN Subcommittee criteria for 
establishing and evaluating multi-year ABC recommendations; discuss 
research priorities for 2014; discuss potential topics for the fifth 
National SSC Workshop; review proposed ABC specification protocol for 
forage fish; and, at the request of the Council, provide peer review of 
recent paper on changes in fish distribution in response to ocean 
warming.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens 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: August 26, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-21169 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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