[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20864-20865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08323]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD220


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Mackerel-Squid-Butterfish (MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet twice 
via webinar to develop recommendations for future MSB specifications.

DATES: The first meeting will be Tuesday May 13, 2014, starting at 9 
a.m. and ending by 11 a.m. The second meeting will be Tuesday May 27, 
2014, starting at 9 a.m. and ending by 1 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held via webinar, but anyone can also 
attend at the Council office address (see below). The webinar link is: 
http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/msbmc2015specs/. Please call the Council 
in advance if you wish to attend at the Council office.
    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 Council's Mackerel-Squid-Butterfish 
(MSB) Monitoring Committee will meet twice to develop recommendations 
for future MSB specifications. The first meeting will focus on 
reviewing the available information and plan any additionally needed 
analyses. The second meeting will focus on finalizing recommendations 
for the Council. There will be time for public questions and comments 
at both meetings. The Council utilizes the Monitoring Committee 
recommendations at each June Council meeting when setting the 
subsequent years' MSB specifications.
    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 these meetings. 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 meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids or 
assistance 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: April 9, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-08323 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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