[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44521-44522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16002]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA308]


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.

DATES: The meetings will be held Monday, August 10, 2020, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 
August 12, 2020, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and, Thursday, August 13, 2020, 
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: Due to public health concerns related to the spread of 
COVID-19 (coronavirus), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's 
August meeting will be conducted by webinar only. This webinar-based 
meeting replaces the in-person meeting previously scheduled to be held 
in Philadelphia, PA. Please see the Council's website (www.mafmc.org) 
for log-in procedures.
    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.)

Monday, August 10, 2020

Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the 
Whole--Butterfish, Longfin Squid, and Atlantic Mackerel Specifications

    Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff 
recommendations, adopt 2021-23 specifications for longfin squid 
including butterfish cap, and adopt 2021-22 specifications for 
butterfish and mackerel

River Herring/Shad (RH/S) Committee, Meeting as a Committee of the 
Whole--RH/S Cap for the Mackerel Fishery

    Review RH/S cap operation and adopt 2021-22 RH/S cap for the 
mackerel fishery

Acknowledge Outgoing Council Members

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Swearing in of New and Reappointed Council Members and Election of 
Officers

Bluefish Specifications

    Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff 
recommendations for 2021 specifications and review previously 
implemented 2021 specifications and recommend changes if necessary

Summer Flounder Specifications

    Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff 
recommendations for 2021 specifications and review previously 
implemented 2021 specifications and recommend changes if necessary

Scup Commercial Discards Report

    Review commercial scup discards through 2019

Scup Specifications

    Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff 
recommendations for 2021

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specifications and review previously implemented 2021 specifications 
and recommend changes if necessary

Black Sea Bass Specifications and February Recreational Fishery

    Review SSC, Monitoring Committee, Advisory Panel, and staff 
recommendations for 2021 specifications, review previously implemented 
2021 specifications and recommend changes if necessary, consider 
revisions to the February recreational fishery opening for 2021, and 
consider North Carolina proposal to account for February 2020 harvest 
(Board action only)

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational 
Allocation Amendment

    Review FMAT recommendations for draft alternatives and approve a 
range of alternatives for inclusion in a public hearing document

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Specifications and Updates

    Review SSC, Advisory Panel, and staff recommendations, adopt 2021-
26 specifications, and receive an update on the Surfclam and Ocean 
Quahog Commingling/Discard Issue and Genetics Study

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Business Session

    Committee Reports: SSC; Executive Director's Report (Discuss 
Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and 
Economic Growth); 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 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.

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

    Dated: July 20, 2020.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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