[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 2822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01606]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG754


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 (Council's) 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel will hold a 
public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory 
Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, March 1, 2019, from 9 a.m. 
until 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option. Details on webinar registration and telephone-only 
connection details will be posted at: http://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 Council's Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel (AP) will meet jointly with the ASMFC's 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass AP. The purpose of this 
meeting is for the Advisory Panels to review and comment on recent 
stock assessment information for summer flounder, as well as the 
reports and recommendations of the Council's Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) and the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 
Monitoring Committee regarding revised 2019 fishery specifications 
(i.e., catch and landings limits and management measures) for summer 
flounder as well as expected new specifications for 2020-21. The AP 
will also be asked for recommendations on recreational management 
measures for summer flounder in 2019. The Council and ASMFC will 
consider input from the AP when adopting 2019-21 catch and landings 
limits and 2019 recreational measures for summer flounder.

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 5, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-01606 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P