[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10775-10776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04183]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD150


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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a 
workshop to discuss the potential governance challenges arising from 
the impacts of climate change on East Coast marine fisheries.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 1 p.m. 
and will end on Friday, March 21, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at The Westin Washington, 
DC City

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Center 1400 M Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20005.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher M. Moore, 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 this workshop is to convene 
East Coast fishery managers to explore the existing and potential 
impacts of climate change on East Coast fisheries governance and 
identify key management questions, concerns, and information needed to 
guide future research and coordination between management bodies. 
Participants will work collaboratively to develop specific next steps 
for addressing climate change and fisheries governance issues. Invited 
participants include managers and staff of the New England Fishery 
Management Council (NEFMC), Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
(MAFMC), South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC), Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), and NOAA Fisheries (NMFS).
    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 five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-04183 Filed 2-25-14; 8:45 am]
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