[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11332]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW41


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) 
Protected Resources Committee will hold a public meeting via webinar.

DATES: This webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 from 1 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be held at the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 
telephone: (302) 674-2331.
    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: Details concerning participation on the 
webinar will be posted on the Council's website at www.mafmc.org. 
Interested members of the public may participate remotely via computer 
and/or phone access or may attend the meeting in person at the Mid-
Atlantic Council offices located at 800 North State Street, Suite 201, 
Dover, DE 19901.
    The Committee will meet with its Advisory Panel to review the NMFS 
Proposed Rule to change the listing status of loggerhead sea turtles 
from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act and 
develop comments for consideration by the full Council at its June 
meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss NOAA's proposed 
options for implementing parts of the Marine Mammal Protection Act that 
address the incidental catch of marine mammals in foreign fisheries, 
including species such as whales and dolphins and develop comments for 
Council consideration.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 7, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-11332 Filed 5-12-10; 8:45 am]
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