[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 54268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21690]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD497


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's Spiny Dogfish 
Monitoring Committee will meet to consider developing alternative 
management measures for the 2015 fishing year based on existing or 
revised acceptable biological catch (ABC) as determined by the 
Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, from 9 
a.m. to 12 noon.

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: Spiny dogfish management measures for the 
2015 fishing year were established via rulemaking effective August 8, 
2014. The Monitoring Committee will review and recommend existing or 
new management measures for the 2015 fishing year that will ensure that 
ABC for 2015 will not be exceeded. Currently specified management 
measures for spiny dogfish are available via the Council's Web site 
(www.mafmc.org).

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: September 8, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-21690 Filed 9-10-14; 8:45 am]
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