[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18447]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG407


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 Law Enforcement 
Committee, Tilefish Committee, and Highly Migratory Species Committee 
will jointly hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2018, from 
11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call. Details on the 
proposed agenda, connection information, and briefing materials will be 
posted at the MAFMC's website: 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's (MAFMC's) Law Enforcement Committee, Tilefish Committee, and 
Highly Migratory Species Committee will jointly to discuss two 
important issue: (1) The sale of golden tilefish and tuna by 
recreational vessels that do not possess permits allowing for the sale 
of those species or possess Coast Guard vessel safety requirements for 
commercial vessels; (2) Responsibilities of for-hire captains regarding 
fishing regulation (e.g., minimum size limit, bag limit) on for hire-
trips. The purpose of the conference call is to discuss these two 
issues and develop an agenda and set of questions to be discussed at a 
workshop at a later date. An agenda and background documents will be 
posted at the Council's website (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.

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: August 22, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18447 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P