Notice2022-22809
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
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Published
October 20, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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;
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.
Written comments may be submitted to:
<bullet> Email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb7beb2bcb6b1b8a49db0bcbbb0bef3b2afba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5afa6aaa4aea9a0bc85a8a4a3a8a6ebaab7a2">[email protected]</span></a> (use subject ``SCOQ Species
Separation'')
<bullet> Via webform at: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/comments/scoq-species-separation">https://www.mafmc.org/comments/scoq-species-separation</a>
<bullet> 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: <a href="https://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-species-separation">https://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-species-separation</a>.
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
<a href="https://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-species-separation">https://www.mafmc.org/actions/scoq-species-separation</a>.
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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