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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

          - [RTID 0648-XB947]

# AGENCY:

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

# ACTION:

Notice; public meetings and request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold five public hearings (including one webinar) and accept written comments regarding an action intended to rebuild the Atlantic mackerel stock.

# DATES:

                        The hearings will be held between April 25, 2022 and May 2, 2022. Written comments must be received by May 9, 2022. See                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                         for details, including the dates and times for all hearings.                    

# ADDRESSES:

                        See                         **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**                         for hearing details.                    

*Council address:*                         Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;                         *www.mafmc.org.*

Written comments may be submitted to:
      -  Email to: jdidden@mafmc.org                          (use subject “Mackerel Rebuilding”).                    
      -  Via webform at: https://www.mafmc.org/​comments/​mackerel-rebuilding .                    
      -  Mail to:                          Chris Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901. Mark the outside of the envelope “Mackerel Rebuilding.”                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    The Council will hold five public hearings and accept written comments regarding an action intended to rebuild the Atlantic mackerel stock. Potential management measures include commercial quotas, recreational bag limits, a 3-inch commercial minimum mesh requirement, and permitting clarifications. The action would also continue to set a river herring and shad catch cap for the mackerel fishery. A public hearing document with additional details can be found at                     *https://www.mafmc.org/​actions/​atlantic-mackerel-rebuilding-amendment.*

*Hearing 1—New Bedford, Massachusetts, Monday, April 25, 2022, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.,*                     Fairfield Inn and Suites, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740, phone: (774) 634-2000;                

*Hearing 2—Plymouth, Massachusetts, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.,*                     Hilton Garden Inn, 4 Home Depot Drive, Plymouth, MA 02360, phone: (508) 830-0200;                

*Hearing 3—Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.,*                     Urban Forestry Center. 45 Elwyn Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801; phone: (603) 431-6774;                

*Hearing 4—Brunswick, Maine, Thursday, April 28, 2022, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m.,*                     Curtis Memorial Library (Morrell Meeting Room), 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick, ME 04011, phone: (207) 725-5242; and                

*Hearing 5—Webinar: Monday, May 2, 2022, 6 p.m.-10 p.m.*                     Connection details can be found at the Council's website calendar or                     *https://www.mafmc.org/​actions/​atlantic-mackerel-rebuilding-amendment.*

Written comments are accepted at the hearings or via the submission methods described above, by May 9, 2022.

## 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.*

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Dated: April 6, 2022.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2022-07695 Filed 4-8-22; 8:45 am]

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