2024-23095. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings

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Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1. [RTID 0648-XE317]

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice; public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will meet with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board (Policy Board) and Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format, with options for both in person and webinar participation. The meeting will be held at the Westin Annapolis, 100 Westgate Circle, Annapolis, MD; telephone: [phone]. Webinar registration details will be available on the Council's website at www.mafmc.org/​meetings.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: [phone]. The Council's website, www.mafmc.org also has details on the meeting location, the agenda, webinar information, and briefing materials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The following items are on the agenda, though agenda items may be addressed out of order (changes will be noted on the Council's website when possible). ( print page 81045)

Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda

The Council will consider approval of a final range of alternatives for the Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Addenda. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Policy Board will consider approval of a draft addenda document for public hearings.

Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Exemptions Framework/Addendum

The Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board will take final action on the Summer Flounder Commercial Mesh Exemptions Framework/Addendum.

Continuing and New Business

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 Council 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), 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 Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, [phone], at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

Authority:16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: October 2, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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