[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 173 (Friday, September 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55258-55259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19633]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA454]


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 Executive 
Committee will hold a public webinar meeting to develop recommendations 
regarding the Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood 
Competitiveness and Economic Growth.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 21, 2020, 
beginning at 1:00 p.m. and concluding by 4:00 p.m. For agenda details, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar connection 
details will be available at https://www.mafmc.org/council-events/2020/executive-committee-sept21.
    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: On May 7, 2020, the President of the United 
States signed an Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood 
Competitiveness and Economic Growth. The purpose of this Executive 
Order is ``to strengthen the American economy; improve the 
competitiveness of American industry; ensure food security; provide 
environmentally safe and sustainable seafood; support American workers; 
ensure coordinated, predictable, and transparent Federal actions; and 
remove unnecessary regulatory burdens.'' Section 4 of the Executive 
Order requires each Regional Fishery Management Council to submit a 
prioritized list of recommended actions to reduce burdens on domestic 
fishing and to increase production within sustainable fisheries, 
including a proposal for initiating each recommended action by May 7, 
2021. During this meeting, the Executive Committee will (1) review 
public input and staff recommendations, (2) identify

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issues and actions that should be included on the Council's list of 
recommendations, and (3) provide direction on specific pathways for 
initiating action on each recommendation. The Council will review the 
Committee's recommendations at the October 2020 Council Meeting.
    Meeting materials will be posted to https://www.mafmc.org/council-events/2020/executive-committee-sept21.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: September 1, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-19633 Filed 9-3-20; 8:45 am]
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