[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17274]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB314]


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 Science and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, starting 
at 9 a.m. and continue through 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar using the Webex 
platform 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 make 
multi-year acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendations for 
Atlantic Mackerel based on the results of the recently completed 
management track stock assessment. The SSC will recommend 2022-23 ABC 
specifications for Atlantic Mackerel rebuilding alternatives identified 
by the Council. The SSC will also review the most recent survey and 
fishery data and the previously recommended 2022 ABC for Spiny Dogfish 
and Chub Mackerel. The SSC will discuss recent research that evaluates 
the monitoring and science implications and fishery interactions 
associated with offshore wind development. The SSC will review and 
provide comment on the following documents: A draft exempted fishing 
permit (EFP) application for thread herring, and the NMFS National 
Standard 1 Technical Guidance document on data-limited annual catch 
limits (ACLs). The SSC will also receive updates from the SSC economic 
work group, the SSC ecosystem work group, and future stock assessment 
schedules. 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should 
be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 9, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-17274 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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