[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60439-60440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18985]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD309]


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 
develop recommendations on preferred alternatives in 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 Monday, September 18, 2023, from 
10:30 a.m. to 1 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

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requirement and upgrade restriction for all Illex limited access 
permits. This action is intended to control future increases in 
capacity. There are also alternatives to require a non-binding 
processing-type intent declaration (fresh, frozen, refrigerated sea 
water, etc.) when renewing limited access squid permits. The Council is 
planning on taking final action at its October 2023 Council meeting, so 
the Committee will develop recommendations on preferred alternatives.

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 29, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18985 Filed 8-31-23; 8:45 am]
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