# 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.
**SUMMARY:**
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a public meeting.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel (at Baltimore-Washington Airport), 7032 Elm Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: (410) 859-3300).
*Council address* : Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331, extension 19.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The terms of reference for this meeting include: (1) review stock status and specify overfishing level and ABC for Atlantic mackerel and butterfish for 2010; review and comment on proposed 2010 quota specifications and management measures for Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, Loligo and Illex; (2) review and comment on report of SSC's Subcommittee on Scientific on Uncertainty (SUN) regarding current and proposed fishing mortality control rules for MAFMC managed species; and (3) review and comment on range of issues contained in the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's annual catch limit/accountability measures (ACL/AM) Omnibus Amendment Scoping Document.
**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 Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, (302) 674-2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 22, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.