[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 30690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10849]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA174]


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 will host a 
webinar meeting for all of its Advisory Panels, including the Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel; the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel; the Bluefish Advisory Panel; the Spiny 
Dogfish Advisory Panel; the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel; 
the Tilefish Advisory Panel; the Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory 
Panel; and the River Herring and Shad Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, June 5, 2020, from 9:30 a.m. 
until 11 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar, which can be accessed 
at: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/ap5june2020/. Meeting audio can be 
accessed by following the prompts which appear after logging into the 
webinar, or via telephone by dialing 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; 
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 
will host a webinar for all eight of its Advisory Panels (i.e., the 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel; the Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel; the Bluefish Advisory Panel; 
the Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel; the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 
Advisory Panel; the Tilefish Advisory Panel; the Ecosystem and Ocean 
Planning Advisory Panel; and the River Herring and Shad Advisory 
Panel). The purpose of this meeting is for AP members to develop 
recommendations on how the fisheries they participate in could be 
displayed on the Mid-Atlantic Data Portal and the Northeast Ocean Data 
Portal. The data portals are used for a number of purposes, including 
planning, analysis, and outreach related to fisheries management, 
aquaculture, dredging, offshore energy development, and research. AP 
input provided during this webinar will support a joint project between 
the Northeast Regional Ocean Council (NROC), the Mid-Atlantic Regional 
Council on the Ocean (MARCO), and the Responsible Offshore Development 
Alliance (RODA) to update and improve the data portals. Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council staff will host this meeting and NROC, 
MARCO, and RODA staff will present and facilitate the discussion.

Special Accommodations

    This 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.

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

    Dated: May 15, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-10849 Filed 5-19-20; 8:45 am]
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