[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28898-28899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11631]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 (Council) River

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Herring and Shad (RH/S) Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to develop 
recommendations for the 2015 RH/S Cap on the Atlantic mackerel fishery 
and provide general input on RH/S conservation.

DATES: The meeting will be Friday, June 6, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting 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/rhsap/. 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 River Herring and Shad (RH/S) 
Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to develop recommendations for the 2015 
RH/S Cap on the Atlantic mackerel fishery and provide general input on 
RH/S conservation. There will also be time for public questions and 
comments. The Council will utilize the input of the RH/S AP at the June 
2014 Council meeting when setting the 2015 RH/S Cap on the Atlantic 
mackerel 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 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: May 15, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-11631 Filed 5-19-14; 8:45 am]
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