E4-895. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 21090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-895]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041404E]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public 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) and its 
Fisheries Issues Focus Committee, Research Set-Aside Committee, 
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee, Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 
Butterfish Committee, and Executive Committee will hold public 
meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 4, through Thursday, 
May 6, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands, 
Two Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ 07094; telephone: [phone].
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: [phone], ext. 
19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tuesday, May 4, 2004, 12 noon to 1 p.m. - 
The Fisheries Issues Focus Committee will meet.
    1 p.m. to 2 p.m. - The Research Set-Aside Committee will meet.
    2 p.m. to 4 p.m. - The Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will 
meet.
    4 p.m. to 5 p.m. - The Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 
Committee will meet.
    Wednesday, May 5, 2004, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. - The Executive Committee 
will meet.
    9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. - Council will meet.
    3:30 to 4 p.m. - There will be a NMFS Outreach Briefing.
    4 p.m. to 5 p.m. - There will be a South Atlantic Council Scoping 
Hearing on Amendment 15 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagics Fishery 
Management Plan.
    Thursday, May 6, 2004, 8 a.m. until approximately noon - The 
Council will meet.
    Agenda items for the Council's committees and the Council itself 
are: Review status of states recreational saltwater fishing license 
programs; Review of New England Council (NEC) process to incorporate 
research results into NMFS scientific data bases; Address strategies to 
optimize use of multi-year quota setting mechanisms for surfclams and 
ocean quahogs; Review action on herring and its impacts on mackerel; 
Receive report from annual Council Chairmen's meeting; Review and 
resolve Advisory Panel appointment issues; Receive update on Council's 
FY04 budget; Receive reports on Climatic Impacts on East Coast Fishery 
Stocks and Clean Ocean Zone Initiative; Review and adopt Framework 5 
regarding multi-year total allowable landings (TALs) for summer 
flounder, scup, and black sea bass; Discuss items related to Dogfish 
Amendment 1; Receive a NMFS Outreach Briefing on the Northeast Regional 
Bycatch Workshop; the Council will also receive and hear committee and 
organizational reports, and act on any new and/or continuing business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the 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 Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final actions 
to address such emergencies.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Collins at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 15, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-895 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]
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