[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12254]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF478


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 (Council's) 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) will hold 
a public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory 
Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 10 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Double Tree by 
Hilton Baltimore -BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, MD 
21090; telephone: (410) 859-8400.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
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 Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass AP will meet jointly with the ASMFC's Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
recent performance of the commercial and recreational fisheries for 
summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass, and develop annual Fishery 
Performance Reports for these fisheries. The Council and the ASMFC will 
consider the Fishery Performance Reports later in 2017 when reviewing 
previously implemented 2018 fishery specifications (i.e., catch and 
landings limits and management measures) for all three species, and 
possibly recommending 2019 specifications for scup. The AP will also 
discuss commercial summer flounder management alternatives under 
development for the Council and ASMFC's ongoing Comprehensive Summer 
Flounder Amendment.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Actions 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 aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 8, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-12254 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
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