[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 63764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22809]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC466]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public hearings and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold three public hearings (one as a webinar) and accept written 
comments regarding an action intended to revise the species separation 
requirements in the Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fisheries.

DATES: The hearings will be held between November 10, 2022 and November 
17, 2022. Written comments must be received by November 23, 2022. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details, including the dates and times 
for all hearings.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for hearing details.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
www.mafmc.org.
    Written comments may be submitted to:
     Email to: [email protected] (use subject ``SCOQ Species 
Separation'')
     Via webform at: https://www.mafmc.org/comments/scoq-species-separation
     Mail to: Chris Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, 
Dover, DE 19901. Mark the outside of the envelope ``SCOQ Species 
Separation.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will hold three public hearings 
and accept written comments regarding an action intended to modify the 
current species separation requirements in the Atlantic surfclam and 
ocean quahog fisheries. Additional details, including the public 
hearing document can be found at: https://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-species-separation.
    Hearing 1--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thursday, November 10, 2022. 
6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport. 9000 Bartram 
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153, telephone: (215) 365-4500;
    Hearing 2--Fall River, Massachusetts. Monday, November 14, 2022. 
6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Hampton Inn. 53 Old Bedford Road, Westport, MA 
02790, telephone: (508) 675-8500; and
    Hearing 3--Webinar: Thursday, November 17, 2022. 6 p.m.-9 p.m. 
Connection details can be found at the Council's website calendar or 
https://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-species-separation.
    Written comments are accepted at the hearings or via the submission 
methods described above, by November 23, 2022.

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: October 17, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-22809 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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