[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 31248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10420]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD014]


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 MAFMC will hold a public joint meeting (webinar) of its 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Committee and Advisory Panel to 
consider potential alternatives for a framework adjustment to the MSB 
Fishery Management Plan that could implement a volumetric vessel hold 
baseline requirement and vessel hold upgrade restriction for Illex 
limited access permits.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Webinar connection information will be posted to the 
calendar prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.
    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: In September 2022, NOAA Fisheries 
disapproved an Amendment to the MSB fishery management plan that would 
have reduced directed limited access permits to address excess capacity 
in the Illex fishery. The Council subsequently voted to initiate and 
develop a framework action to consider a volumetric vessel hold 
baseline requirement and upgrade restriction for all Illex limited 
access permits. This action is intended to control future increases in 
capacity.

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: May 11, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10420 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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