[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5099]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022796A]


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's Squid, Mackerel, 
Butterfish Committee and Large Pelagics Committee will hold public 
meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 19, 1996. The Squid, 
Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will meet from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. 
The Large Pelagics Committee will meet from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Days Inn (at airport), 4101 
Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: (215) 492-0400.
    Council Address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Keifer, Executive Director; 
telephone: (302) 674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of these meetings is to review 
material prepared by staff for resubmission of Amendment 5 to the 
Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Plan, and to discuss the quota for large 
coastal sharks and issues related to Atlantic tunas and swordfish.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Joanna Davis at (302) 674-2331 at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 28, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5099 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]
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