# 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.
**SUMMARY:**
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held Friday, September 16, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held via webinar: *http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/spinydogmc-2016/* . Call-in information is provided upon logging onto the webinar.
*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., 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; telephone: (302) 526-5255. The Council's Web site, *www.mafmc.org* will also have details on the proposed agenda and briefing materials.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The MAFMC's Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting to review 2017 specifications and management measures and make any appropriate recommendations. Spiny dogfish is in multi-year specifications for 2016-18 but the specifications are reviewed annually. Public comment will be taken.
**Special Accommodations**
The meeting is 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.
Dated: August 29, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.