# 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 (Council) Research Steering Committee (RSC) will hold a meeting.
**DATES:**
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, beginning at 9 a.m. and conclude by 12 p.m. For agenda details, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held via webinar. Details on the proposed agenda, webinar listen-in access, and briefing materials will be posted at the MAFMC's website: *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 purpose of this RSC meeting is to discuss initial re-development of the research set-aside (RSA) program. The RSC will also discuss workshop logistics, a range of topics/options for the workshop, next steps and collaboration with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and other business. The Committee's recommendations will be presented at a subsequent Council Meeting with the goal of hosting an RSA workshop in September 2020.
**Authority:**
16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*
Dated: March 31, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.