Notice2021-20901

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

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Published
September 27, 2021

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Abstract

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board.

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 184 (Monday, September 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20901]



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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 (Council) will 
meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate 
Fisheries Management Program Policy Board.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 
12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Details on the agenda, 
webinar listen-in access, and meeting materials will be posted to 
<a href="https://www.mafmc.org/council-events">https://www.mafmc.org/council-events</a>.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During this meeting, the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board will 
review a draft framework action and addendum which considers a harvest 
control rule method for setting recreational bag, size, and season 
limits for summer flounder, scup, back sea bass, and bluefish. The 
Council and Policy Board will consider approval of a final range of 
management alternatives in the framework and draft addendum. The Policy 
Board will consider approving their draft addendum for public hearings. 
Background materials will be posted to <a href="http://www.mafmc.org/meetings">www.mafmc.org/meetings</a>.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the 
Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 22, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-20901 Filed 9-24-21; 8:45 am]
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