[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF459


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 (MAFMC) 
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Downtown Providence 
Courtyard by Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI; telephone: 
(401) 272-1191.
    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; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's Web site, www.mafmc.org will also have details 
on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTAP is a joint advisory panel of the 
Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils composed of 
Council members, fishing industry, academic, and government and non-
government fisheries experts. The NTAP was established to bring 
commercial fishing, fisheries science, and fishery management 
professionals in the northeastern US together to identify concerns 
about regional research survey performance and data, to identify 
methods to address or mitigate these concerns, and to promote mutual 
understanding and acceptance of the results of this work among their 
peers and in the broader community.
    Topics to be discussed by the NTAP include: Identify approaches to 
address or mitigate concerns about regional research survey performance 
and data; review of NEFSC WG Meeting and identify next steps; review 
previous work and discuss analyses and outputs; discuss plans for 
specific application in Yellowtail Flounder TRAC assessment; discuss 
use of time during 2018 on industry vessels (F/Vs Nobska and Karen 
Elizabeth); review NTAP's participation on one day Bigelow trips; 
discuss timing of next meeting and review actions identified.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: May 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10799 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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