[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2173-2174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01287]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG753


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 Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting via webinar.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday February 22, 2019, from 10 
a.m. to 12 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed 
at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/feb2019msbap/. Participants may also 
connect via telephone by calling 1-800-832-0736 and entering room 
number 5068871.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
website: 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 Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel will meet on 
Friday February 22, 2019 (see DATES and ADDRESSES). The purpose of this 
meeting is for the Advisory Panel to

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review public comments and staff recommendations and provide 
recommendations for preferred alternatives for the Chub Mackerel 
Amendment. The Council will consider the Advisory Panel recommendations 
when they take final action on this amendment. This amendment considers 
adding Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias) to the Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. The amendment includes 
alternatives regarding catch limits, accountability measures, and other 
conservation and management measures required for stocks ``in the 
fishery.'' Background documents can be found on the Council's website 
(www.mafmc.org).

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: February 1, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-01287 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P