[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 15209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05638]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB889]


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.

DATES: The meetings will be held Tuesday, April 5 through Thursday, 
April 7, 2022. 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 Seaview, Dolce Hotel, 401 South New York Road, Galloway, 
NJ 08205; telephone: (609) 652-1800. Webinar registration details will 
be available on the Council's website at https://www.mafmc.org/briefing/april-2022.
    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, April 5, 2022

2022 Mid-Atlantic State of the Ecosystem & EAFM Risk Assessment Update 
Report (Dr. Sarah Gaichas, NEFSC)
    Review and provide feedback
Climate Change Scenario Planning
    Update on recent webinars and plans for scenario creation workshop
Surfclam Species Diagnostics and Population Connectivity Estimates to 
Inform Management (Dr. Matthew Hare and Hannah Hurtung, Cornell 
University)
Offshore Wind Energy Updates
    Update on Ocean Wind project
    Update on Atlantic Shore wind project
    Update from BOEM

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

2023 Golden Tilefish Specifications
    Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff 
recommendations for 2023 specifications
    Recommend changes to 2023 specifications if necessary
2023 Blueline Tilefish Specifications
    Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff 
recommendations for 2023 specifications
    Recommend changes to 2023 specifications if necessary
Sea Turtle Bycatch in MAFMC Trawl Fisheries
    Review results from public outreach and provide feedback to NMFS
2022 Illex Specifications
    Review SSC, Advisory Panel, Monitoring Committee, and staff 
recommendations for 2022 specifications
    Recommend changes to 2022 specifications if necessary
Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding 2.0 Amendment: Approve Alternatives for 
Public Hearing Document
    Review Committee recommendations and approve alternatives for 
public hearing document

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Business Session
    Committee Reports (SSC, EOP Committee/AP, RSC-RSA, Executive 
Committee); 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, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

     Dated: March 14, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05638 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
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