[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06216]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD197


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 (Council) will 
hold a public information meeting to gather fishery industry 
perspectives on the likely impacts of alternative spiny dogfish trip 
limits.

DATES: The meeting will be Tuesday, April 8, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. 
and will conclude by 9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a listening 
station also available at the Council address below. Webinar link: 
http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dogfish/.
    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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
(MAFMC) has formally recommended maintaining existing (4,000 lb) 
federal spiny dogfish trip limits for the 2014 and 2015 fishing years, 
while the New England Fishery Management Council has recommended 
eliminating federal trip limits for this fishery. In order to fully 
inform the impact analysis being prepared by the MAFMC and its 
development of comments during pending rulemaking, the MAFMC is holding 
a webinar to collect industry perspectives on the likely operational 
and economic impacts of existing and alternative spiny dogfish trip 
limit options for this fishery.
    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 18, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06216 Filed 3-20-14; 8:45 am]
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