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before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action 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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the 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 the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Crab 

Plan Team will meet September 10–13, 

2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, September 10, 2018 through 

Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Traynor Room, Building 4 at the 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 

Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, September 10, 2018 Through 

Thursday, September 13, 2018 

The agenda will include: (a) Survey 

overview; (b) catch data overview; (c) 

BSAI crab PSC accounting; (d) 

ecosystem chapter overview; (e) ADF&G 

pot survey data collection; (f) final 

assessments for Snow crab, Tanner crab, 

Bristol Bay red king crab (including an 

update on a new model formulation 

proposed for 2019/20) and St. Matthew 

blue king crab; (g) review of Tanner crab 

industry survey and proposed harvest 

strategy changes; (h) update on model 

scenarios proposed for Norton Sound 

Red King Crab in 2019 and some 

preliminary harvest control rule 

simulations for Aleutian Islands golden 

king crab; (i) meeting planning for 2019 

and a finalization of the 2018 SAFE 

report including catch numbers for 

previously assessed Tier 5 stocks and; (j) 

other business. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

www.npfmc.org prior to the meeting, 

along with meeting materials. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted either 

electronically to Diana Stram, Council 

staff: diana.stram@noaa.gov or through 

the mail: North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., 

Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. 

In-person oral public testimony will be 

accepted at the discretion of the chair. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Shannon Gleason 

at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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. 

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 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for agenda details. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 

Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; 

telephone: (410) 234–0550. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; website: 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to make 

multi-year (2019–21 fishing years) 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

recommendations for spiny dogfish 

based on updated stock assessment 

information. The SSC will also review 

their previous ABC recommendation for 

the 2019 and 2020 fishing years for Illex 

squid. The SSC will also review 

possible changes to the stock assessment 

schedule and review process for MidAtlantic and New England species as 

proposed by the Northeast Regional 

Coordinating Council (NRCC). In 

addition, the SSC may take up any other 

business as necessary. 

A detailed agenda and background 

documents will be made available on 

the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org) 

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 M. 

Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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