# 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 (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a public meeting.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2012 beginning at 10 a.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held via webinar with a telephone-only connection option. Details on webinar registration and the telephone-only connection details are available at: *http://www.mafmc.org* .
*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331, extension 255.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The purpose of the meeting is (1) data and analyses which will form the basis for the 2013-16 ABC determination for spiny dogfish and (2) a request by the Council to clarify the SSC's 2012 ABC recommendation for butterfish. Information about accessing the webinar on September 13 is available on the Councils Web site at *www.mafmc.org* . A public listening station to allow public access to the webinar will be available at the Council offices located 800 N. State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901.
**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 Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, (302) 526-5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.