[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 56427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22988]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV112


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 21, beginning at 
9 a.m. and will conclude by 4 p.m. For agenda details, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton 
Baltimore-BWI Airport located at 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum, 
MD 21090 and available via webinar (http://www.mafmc.org/ntap).
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331 or 
on their website at 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 purpose of the meeting is for the NTAP 
to (1) review from the flume tank experiment summary, (2) review the 
NOAA Bigelow door testing summary, (3) discuss catchability in the 
groundfish stock assessments, (4) discuss the Karen Elizabeth gear 
performance experiment, (5) discuss the 2020 fiscal year research 
plans, and (6) discuss any other relevant business.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526-5251, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: October 17, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-22988 Filed 10-21-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P