[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG755


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 Committee will hold a public meeting via webinar.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday February 25, 2019, from 2 
p.m. to 4 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/feb2019msbcom/. 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 Committee will meet on Monday 
February 25, 2019 (see DATES and ADDRESSES). The purpose of this 
meeting is for the Committee to review public comments, staff 
recommendations, and Advisory Panel recommendations and to develop 
their own recommendations for preferred alternatives for the Chub 
Mackerel 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

    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 1, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-01288 Filed 2-5-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P