Notice2023-13642

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

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Published
June 27, 2023

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Abstract

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 41598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13642]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD098]


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's (Council) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 1 
p.m. through 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar using the Webex 
platform with a telephone-only connection option. Details on how to 
connect to the webinar will be available at: <a href="http://www.mafmc.org/ssc">www.mafmc.org/ssc</a>.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
website: <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 SSC will review the 
draft Fisheries Climate Governance Policy developed by NMFS. The draft 
policy is intended to provide guidance on the process and evaluation 
criteria to determine if a designation change in Council authority is 
necessary due to geographic changes in stock distribution pursuant to 
section 304(f) under Magnuson Stevens Act. The SSC will provide 
feedback and advice on the policy's scientific, socioeconomic, and 
management implications. The Council will review SSC feedback at their 
August 2023 meeting as part of its process to help develop comments on 
the draft policy for NMFS consideration. A detailed agenda and 
background documents will be made available on the Council's website 
(<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>) prior to the meeting.

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: June 22, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-13642 Filed 6-26-23; 8:45 am]
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