[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 153 (Thursday, August 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37439-37440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16863]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF595


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

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 (Council) Spiny 
Dogfish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to review recent fishery 
performance and develop a Fishery Performance Report and/or other 
recommendations in preparation for the Council's review of 
specifications at the October 2017 Council meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, August 24, 2017, from 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, but anyone can also 
attend at the Council office address (see below). The webinar link is: 
http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/dogfishap2017/. Please call the Council 
at least 24 hours in advance if you wish to attend at the Council 
office.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State St., 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,

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www.mafmc.org also has details on the proposed agenda, webinar access, 
and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to create a 
Fishery Performance Report by the Council's Spiny Dogfish Advisory 
Panel. The intent of the report is to facilitate structured input from 
the Advisory Panel members into the specifications process. Spiny 
dogfish specifications were previously set for the 2016-2018 fishing 
years, but the Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) review the performance of multi-year specifications each year.
    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

    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: August 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16863 Filed 8-9-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P