[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 32176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14602]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF523


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 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 Friday, July 28, 2017, from 10 a.m. 
until 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only 
connection details will be posted: http://www.mafmc.org.
    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 Advisory Panel (AP) will meet jointly with the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC's) Summer Flounder, Scup, 
and Black Sea Bass AP. The purpose of this meeting is for the Advisory 
Panels to review and comment on recent stock assessment information, 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 previously implemented fishery 
specifications (i.e., catch and landings limits and management 
measures) for 2018 for all three species and possible scup 
specifications for 2019. The Council and ASMFC will consider input from 
the AP in August when reviewing these specifications.

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: July 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-14602 Filed 7-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P