[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38382-38383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13749]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC130]


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.

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SUMMARY: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022, starting at 
10 a.m. and continue through 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with 
options for both in-person and webinar participation. The meeting will 
be held at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront, 700 Aliceanna Street, 
Baltimore, MD 21202. Details on how to connect to the webinar by 
computer and by telephone will be available at: www.mafmc.org/ssc.
    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: During this meeting, the SSC will review and 
provide science and research advice on the results from the recently 
completed Surfclam genetics study. The SSC will make an initial 2023 
fishing year acceptable biological catch (ABC) recommendation for Illex 
squid based on the research track stock assessment peer review results 
and the most recent fishery and survey information. The SSC will also 
make multi-year (2023-2024) ABC recommendations for Butterfish based on 
the results of the recently completed management track

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stock assessment. The SSC will get an update on recent Council action 
on the recreational harvest control rule framework. The SSC will review 
the most recent survey and fishery data and the previously recommended 
2023 ABC for Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass, and Bluefish. The 
SSC will also review and provide comments on the draft Northeast 
Regional Climate Strategy Action Plan. 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

    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.

    Dated: June 23, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-13749 Filed 6-27-22; 8:45 am]
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