[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81044-81045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23095]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE317]


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

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 (Council) will 
meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate 
Fisheries Management Program Policy Board (Policy Board) and Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 12 
p.m. to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with 
options for both in person and webinar participation. The meeting will 
be held at the Westin Annapolis, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD; 
telephone: (888) 627-8994. Webinar registration details will be 
available on the Council's website at www.mafmc.org/meetings.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., 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; telephone: (302) 
526-5255. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org also has details on the 
meeting location, the agenda, webinar information, and briefing 
materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following items are on the agenda, 
though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be 
noted on the Council's website when possible).

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Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda

    The Council will consider approval of a final range of alternatives 
for the Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda. The 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Policy Board will 
consider approval of a draft addenda document for public hearings.

Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Exemptions Framework/Addendum

    The Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board will take 
final action on the Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Exemptions 
Framework/Addendum.

Continuing and New Business

    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 Council 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), 
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 Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, (302) 526-
5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 2, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-23095 Filed 10-4-24; 8:45 am]
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