2024-17230. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1. [RTID 0648-XE158]

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice; public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a public webinar to collect input to inform development of the Council's next strategic plan for 2025-2029.

DATES:

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held via webinar. Connection information will be posted prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council is guided by a five-year strategic plan. The plan serves as a roadmap that is used to prioritize fishery management actions, focus resources, and ensure steady progress toward long-term goals. The current strategic plan will expire at the end of 2024, and the Council is in the process of developing the next strategic plan for 2025-2029.

During the webinar, the public will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the Council's performance relative to the 2020-2024 strategic plan and provide recommendations for priority issues to be addressed in the 2025-2029 plan. Additional information, updates, and instructions for providing written comments will be posted to the Council's website at: https://www.mafmc.org/​strategic-plan.

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, [phone] at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: July 31, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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