98-30732. Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; Meeting Notice

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-30732]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; Meeting 
Notice

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: National Marine Fishery Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold a joint meeting to discuss 
coordination of activities that support Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission coastal fisheries management plans under the 
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act and the Atlantic 
Striped Bass Conservation Act. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will convene on December 10, 1998 at 1 p.m. and will 
adjourn at approximately 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., 
Arlington, VA. 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morgan McCosh, Fisheries Program--
Division of Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance, USFWS 4401 N. 
Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA, 22203. Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS-USFWS hold semi-annual coordination 
meetings established under a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and 
implement a program to support interstate fishery management efforts 
associated with the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
Act (Pub. L. 103-206). The main agenda items for this meeting are 
discussion of the 1997-1998 Workplan; an update on implementation of 
the Atlantic Coast Cooperative Statistics Program; status of 
cooperative coastal/citizen tagging efforts; distribution of FY 1999 
Atlantic Coastal Act funds; Socio-economic study and other reports; and 
ASMFC Fishery Management Plan work for 1999.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Morgan McCosh (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT) at least 7 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 12, 1998.
Rowan Gould,
Acting-AD-Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 98-30732 Filed 11-16-98; 8:45 am]
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