Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC); Joint Public Meeting

• Published date: 16 February 2024
• Record Number: 2024-03306
• Citation: 89 FR 12318
• Court: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 12318-12319]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2024-03306]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                [RTID 0648-XD731]
                Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and New England
                Fishery Management Council (NEFMC); Joint Public Meeting
                AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
                ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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                SUMMARY: The MAFMC and NEFMC will jointly hold a public meeting
                (webinar) of the Spiny Dogfish and Monkfish Advisory Panels to review
                potential sturgeon bycatch reduction measures. See SUPPLEMENTARY
                INFORMATION for agenda details.
                DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 1 p.m.
                to 5 p.m.
                ADDRESSES: Webinar connection information will be posted to the MAFMC's
                website calendar 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: (302) 674-2331;
                www.mafmc.org.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
                Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
                526-5255.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Councils' Monkfish and Spiny Dogfish
                Advisory Panels will meet jointly to discuss: The range of sturgeon
                bycatch reduction alternatives; the draft impact analyses for the
                alternatives; recommendations for the Councils and their Spiny Dogfish
                and Monkfish Committees; and other business, as necessary.
                Special Accommodations
                 The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
                Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should
                be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior
                to the meeting date.
                 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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                 Dated: February 13, 2024.
                Rey Israel Marquez,
                Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
                Marine Fisheries Service.
                [FR Doc. 2024-03306 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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