Notice2024-08653
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings and Request for Comments
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Published
April 23, 2024
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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 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 30324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08653]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD890]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings
and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meetings 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 May 9, 2024 and May 16, 2024.
Written comments must be received by May 30, 2024. 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#89e3eae6e8e2e5ecf0c9e4e8efe4eaa7e6fbee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="355f565a545e59504c7558545358561b5a4752">[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--Webinar. Thursday, May 9, 2024. 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>.
Hearing 2--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tuesday May 14, 2024. 6:30
p.m.-9:30 p.m., Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport. 9000 Bartram
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153; phone: (215) 365-4500.
Hearing 3--Braintree, Massachusetts. Thursday, May 16, 2024. 6:30
p.m.-9:30 p.m., Hyatt Place Boston/Braintree 50 Forbes Rd, Braintree,
MA 02184; phone: (781) 848-0600.
Written comments are accepted at the hearings or via the submission
methods described above, from May 1, 2024-May 30, 2024.
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: April 18, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-08653 Filed 4-22-24; 8:45 am]
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