[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 25843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10966]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW35


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Squid, 
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will hold a public meeting that also 
includes the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Advisory Panel as well as 
the Amendment 11 Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT).

DATES:  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, from 10 
a.m. to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Baltimore BWI 
Airport Hotel, 1671 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone: 
(410) 859-8855.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 
201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to address 
outstanding issues within Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, 
and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. At the April 2010 MAFMC Council 
meeting, the SMB Committee requested that the Amendment 11 Fishery 
Management Action Team (FMAT), the SMB Advisory Panel, and the SMB 
Committee meet regarding mackerel limited access to resolve ongoing 
historical participation issues. These participation issues led the 
Committee to recommend delaying adoption of Amendment 11's alternatives 
regarding mackerel limited access. The Committee will recommend further 
action pending the results of the May 26, 2010 meeting and the Council 
may take action on Amendment 11 at its June 2010 Council meeting in New 
York, NY.
    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 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) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, 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 M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 5, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10966 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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