[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 20622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08129]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, May 2, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. 
until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Internet Webinar. Detailed 
connection details are available at http://www.mafmc.org. To join the 
Webinar, follow this link and enter the online meeting room: http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/april2016scoq/.
    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 N. State Street, 
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to develop a 
fishery performance report by the Council's Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 
Advisory Panel. The intent of this report is to facilitate structured 
input from the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel members to the 
Council and its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) on setting 
catch and landings limits for 2017-18, changes that may be occurring in 
the fisheries, and other fishery-related issues.

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: April 5, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08129 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P