96-3088. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3088]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 013196B]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council), 
together with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASFMC) 
Summer Flounder Board, the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee, and the 
Industry Advisory Subcommittee, will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on February 20-22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Inn Resort and 
Conference Center, 6821 Black Horse Pike, W. Atlantic City, NJ; 
telephone: [phone].
    Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Keifer, Executive Director; 
telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will 
meet on February 20, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Demersal Species 
Committee together with the ASMFC's Summer Flounder Board will meet 
February 21, from 8:00 a.m. until 12 noon. The Council will meet from 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Council will meet February 22, from 8:00 
a.m. until 12 noon. Main agenda items for this meeting are to review 
overfishing definitions for surfclams and ocean quahogs and discuss 
alternatives for Amendment 9 to the Summer Flounder Plan.

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 
dates.

    Dated: February 6, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-3088 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
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