[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3506-3507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01196]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB739]


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

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will 
hold public meetings of the Council including a joint session with the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fisheries 
Management Program (ISFMP) Policy Board.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2022 through 
Wednesday, February 9, 2022. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be conducted entirely by webinar. Webinar 
registration details will be available on the Council's website at 
https://www.mafmc.org/council-events.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
www.mafmc.org.

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, proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 
briefing materials.

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

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Working Group
    Presentation on the formation and planned activities of the 
Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch Working Group and request for public input
Recusal Briefing
    John Almeida, NOAA General Counsel
2022 Recreational Management Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass
    Review action taken by ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 
Sea Bass Management Board regarding 2022 recreational management 
measures
    Consider revising Council recommendation for 2022 recreational 
management measures if needed in response to Board action

Council Meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's ISFMP Policy Board

Recreational Harvest Control Rule Framework/Addenda for Summer 
Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish
    Review draft range of alternatives
    Consider splitting range of alternatives into multiple actions
    Approve final range of alternatives for framework/addenda
    Approve draft addenda for public hearings

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Business Session
    Committee Reports (SSC, RSC); Executive Director's Report; 
Organization Reports; and Liaison Reports
Other Business and General Public Comment

    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 these 
meetings. 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).

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,

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(302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 18, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-01196 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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