[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 56994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23204]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ10


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) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a webinar.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, October 1, 2010, from 2 p.m. 
to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The webinar will be held at 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: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., 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 the meeting is to give the 
public the opportunity to comment on actions taken by the SSC at its 
meeting on September 21-22, 2010 to be held in Baltimore, MD. The 
agenda for the September 21-22, 2010 SSC meeting included the following 
topics: (1) new SSC member orientation, (2) review stock assessment 
information and specify overfishing level and acceptable biological 
catch for spiny dogfish for fishing years 2011-15; review and comment 
on proposed quota specifications and management measures for spiny 
dogfish for fishing years 2011-15, (3) progress report o Management 
Strategy Evaluation study; (4) review and comment on Council five year 
research plan, (5) discussed results of August 12-13, 2010 ACL Workshop 
and planned follow-up joint workshop with NEFSC and New England Fishery 
Management Council's SSC, (6) developed recommendations for stock 
assessment schedule, (7) set 2011 SSC schedule, (8) discussed 
development of Industry Advisory Panel Reports, and (9) discussed 
formation of SSC Ecosystem Subcommittee and development of ecosystem 
terms of reference for the Council.
    Details about participation in the Webinar will be posted on the 
Council's website which can be accessed at www.mafmc.org. Members of 
the public may also access the webinar at the Council offices located 
at 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE.

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: September 14, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-23204 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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