Notice2023-18491
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
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Published
August 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel and Committee will hold a meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58558-58559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18491]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD286]
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 (MAFMC)
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Advisory Panel and Committee will hold a
meeting. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.
DATES: The meeting will take place from Wednesday, September 13, 2023,
at 1:30 p.m. to Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person meeting with a virtual option.
Advisory Panel and Committee members, other invited meeting
participants, and members of the public will have the option to
participate in person at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 Light
Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar
connection instructions and briefing materials 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 Ecosystem and Ocean
Planning Advisory Panel and Committee will review a draft policy/
process for MAFMC review of exempted fishing permit applications for
species listed as ecosystem components under the MAFMC's Unmanaged
Forage Omnibus Amendment. The Advisory Panel and Committee will then
provide
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recommendations to the MAFMC for revisions to or adoption of this
policy. The Advisory Panel and Committee will also discuss an ongoing
comprehensive review of the MAFMC Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Management (EAFM) risk assessment. The Advisory Panel and Committee
will review all components of the risk assessment, including elements,
definitions, indicators, and risk ranking criteria. They will then
develop recommendations for MAFMC consideration for revisions to the
EAFM risk assessment and potential opportunities to apply the risk
assessment in the management process. 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: August 23, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18491 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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