[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2820-2821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG774


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council and its Committees.

DATES: The meetings will be held Wednesday, March 6, 2019 through 
Thursday, March 7, 2019. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Virginia Beach 
Oceanfront, 3001 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451; telephone: 
(757) 213-3000.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org also has details on the 
meeting location, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 
briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible.)

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Summary of Stock Assessment Workshop/Stock Assessment Review Committee 
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Summer Flounder 2019-21 Specifications
    Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, staff, and Advisory Panel 
recommendations and adopt revised specifications for 2019 and new 
specifications for 2020-21.

Summer Flounder 2019 Recreational Measures

    Review Monitoring Committee, staff, and Advisory Panel 
recommendations and recommend Conservation Equivalency or coastwide 
management and associated measures for 2019.

Summer Flounder Commercial Issues and Goals and Objectives Amendment

    Final action.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Interim 2020 Specifications for Black Sea, Bass, Scup, and Bluefish

    Adopt interim 2020 specifications.

Black Sea Bass Management Reform

    Status of the joint working group and a possible amendment.

Kitty Hawk Wind Project

Chub Mackerel Amendment
    Review public hearing comments and AP and Committee recommendations 
and take final action.

Business Session

    Committee Reports (SSC); Executive Director's Report (Review and 
approve current SSC membership); Organization Reports; and, Liaison 
Reports

Continuing and New Business

    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these 
meetings. Actions will be restricted to those issues

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specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after 
publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the 
emergency.

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 5, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-01609 Filed 2-7-19; 8:45 am]
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