[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 8244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03838]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG052


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 Working Group of the Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) 
of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, March 5, beginning at 10 
a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) office located on 28 Tarzwell Dr., 
Narragansett, RI 02882.
    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 purpose of this Working Group meeting is 
to: (1) Develop plans for work on the F/V Nobska, (2) compare NEFSC/
Northeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program gear performance, (3) 
determine priorities for future gear efficiency work, (4) evaluate the 
effects of NEFSC gear spread on survey indices, and (5) develop 
recommendations for NTAP's focus for the next 1-3 years.

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: February 21, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-03838 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P