[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 11443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5799]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030199C]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting
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's Scientific &
Statistical Committee (SSC), Tilefish Committee, and Tilefish Advisory
Panel will hold public meetings.
DATES: On Wednesday, March 31, 1999 the SSC will meet from 10:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, April 1, 1999 the Tilefish Committee and
the Tilefish Advisory Panel will meet from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Radisson Hotel
Philadelphia Airport, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA; telephone:
610-521-5900.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S.
New Street, Dover, DE 19904.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext.
19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 31, 1999 the SSC will review the
assessment and make recommendations on the status of tilefish
resources. On April, 1, 1999 the Tilefish Committee and the Tilefish
Advisory Panel will meet to review the SSC recommendations and develop
recommendations on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and fishery management
measures.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
the Committees for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted
to those issues specifically identified in this notice.
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 the Council (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
March 3, 1999.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-5799 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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