[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 3289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00418]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF142


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC's) Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public 
meeting via webinar, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's (ASMFC's) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 
Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 6, 2017, from 2 
p.m. to 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-
only connection option. The webinar can be accessed at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/bsb-ap-2017/. To access via telephone, dial 1-
800-832-0736 and use room number 4472108.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
Web site: www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel, 
together with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
Advisory Panel, will meet on Monday, February 6, 2017 via webinar (see 
DATES and ADDRESSES). The purpose of this meeting is to review and 
comment on the recently approved stock assessment information for black 
sea bass, as well as the reports and recommendations of the Council's 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) and the Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Monitoring Committee regarding black sea bass 
fishery specifications for 2017-19 (i.e., catch and landings limits for 
2017-19, as well as recreational management measures for 2017). The 
Council and ASMFC will consider input from the AP at their joint 
meeting in February when reviewing these specifications.
    A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available 
on the Council's Web site (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 6, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-00418 Filed 1-10-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P