[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 63791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30423]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111799A]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and its
Comprehensive Management Committee, Habitat Committee, Dogfish
Committee, Information and Education Committee, Executive Committee,
and its Demersal Species Committee, together with the Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission, will hold a public meeting.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of
committee meetings.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800
Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD; telephone 1-800-523-2888.
Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone 302-674-2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext.
19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items for this meeting are: Use of
observers in small mesh fisheries; review status of small mesh gear
research efforts; review with advisors NMFS's Proposed Final Rule for
essential fish habitat (EFH); develop committee recommendations
regarding the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Proposed Final
Rule for EFH; develop committee recommendations for dogfish regarding
2000 and 2001 management measures, i.e, quotas, trip limits, size
limits; review New England Council's action regarding NMFS's
disapproval of Dogfish Fishery Management Plan's Bmsy
target; review Council policy regarding quarterly newsletter,
brochures, white papers and regulatory information sheets; participate
in NMFS review of its actions regarding implementing regulations for
the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan; address Council policy regarding
use and role of industry advisors; review FY1999 budget; approve FY2000
grant application package; review and discuss Monitoring Committee
recommendations for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass; develop
and approve management measures for 2000 recreational specifications
for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass.
Dates and Times of Committee Meetings
On Tuesday, December 7, the Comprehensive Management Committee will
meet from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The Habitat Committee will meet from
10:00 a.m. until noon. The Dogfish Committee will meet from 1:00-3:00
p.m. The Information and Education Committee will meet from 1:00-3:00
p.m. The Council will meet from 3:00-5:00 p.m. to decide on dogfish
management measures for 2000-2001. On Wednesday, December 8, the
Executive Committee will meet from 8:00-9:00 a.m. The Demersal Species
Committee will meet as a Council Committee of the Whole, together with
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Management Board,
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, December 9, Council will
meet from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified
of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Joanna Davis at least 5 days prior to the meeting
date.
Dated: November 17, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30423 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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