[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 74074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28233]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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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 conduct two 
informational meetings regarding Atlantic mackerel rebuilding.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 and 
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 both starting at 7 p.m. and concluding by 9 
p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar using the Webex 
platform. Details on how to connect to the webinar by computer and/or 
telephone will be available at: www.mafmc.org.
    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: Due to the continued poor condition of the 
Atlantic mackerel stock as determined by a 2021 management track stock 
assessment (https://www.mafmc.org/s/c_2021-Atlantic-Mackerel-MT-assessment-report.pdf), the MAFMC is revising the rebuilding plan for 
Atlantic mackerel. Additional commercial and recreational management 
measures are being considered. These meetings will review the stock 
assessment, expected quotas for upcoming years, and potential 
management measures. Public comment is invited, and will be used to 
inform the development of management measures. Final action by the 
MAFMC is expected in June 2022, and additional meetings and hearings 
are planned before final action (and will be noticed separately).

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: December 22, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-28233 Filed 12-28-21; 8:45 am]
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