[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 41767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17893]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA572


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's and the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, 
Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish Industry Advisory Panels will hold public 
meetings.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 from 10 
a.m. to 3 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only 
connection option. Details on webinar registration and the telephone-
only connection details are available at: http://www.mafmc.org.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State 
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331, 
extension 255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Scup, Black Sea Bass, Summer Flounder, 
and Bluefish Industry Advisory Panels will discuss the 2012 annual 
catch targets (ACTs) and management measures to achieve ACTs for the 
summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries. Scup 
advisors will meet from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Black Sea Bass Advisors 
will meet from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Summer Flounder Advisors will meet 
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., and Bluefish Advisors will meet from 2 p.m. to 3 
p.m.
    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 M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 12, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-17893 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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