[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22150-22151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08424]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA138]


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) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, from 10 a.m. 
through 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 13, 2020, from 9 a.m. through 
12:30 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar with a telephone-
only connection option. Details on how to connect to the webinar by 
computer and by telephone will be available at: http://www.mafmc.org/ssc.
    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 purpose of this meeting is to review the 
analysis, work products, and potential outcomes developed by the Illex 
workgroup. Formed in 2019, the Illex workgroup is comprised of SSC 
members, Council members, NEFSC, GARFO, and Council staff and is tasked 
with developing approaches for possible in-year quota adjustments and 
lay the basis for a research track Illex stock assessment that is 
scheduled for 2021. Utilizing the information provided by the Illex 
workgroup and other relevant data and information, the SSC will review 
and possibly modify the 2020 Illex acceptable biological catch (ABC) 
and make 2021 ABC recommendations for Illex fishery. The SSC will also 
receive an update and provide feedback on the recently completed 
Northeast Habitat Climate Vulnerability Assessment. The SSC will also 
review updates and possible changes to the overfishing limit (OFL) 
coefficient of variation (CV) guidance document, elect a vice-chair of 
the SSC, receive an update on the 2020 National Scientific Coordination 
Subcommittee meeting, and review the 2020 SSC species/topics lead 
assignments. In addition, the SSC may take up any other business as 
necessary.
    A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available 
on the Council's website (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting.

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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.


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    Dated: April 16, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08424 Filed 4-20-20; 8:45 am]
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