[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10662]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042296A]


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 and its Black Sea 
Bass Advisors, Habitat Committee, Demersal Species Committee (with 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Summer Flounder 
Board) and the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will hold public 
meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on May 14-16, 1996. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Doubletree Inn (at 
airport), 4101 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 1-800-222-
TREE.
    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, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    May 14
    1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., the Black Sea Bass Advisors will meet.
    3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., the Habitat Committee will meet.
    May 15
    8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., the Demersal Species Committee will meet as 
Committee of the Whole (with ASMFC Summer Flounder Board).
    1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., the Council will meet.
    3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will 
meet.
    May 16
    8:00 a.m. - approximately 1:00 p.m., the Council will meet.
    The purpose of these meetings is to review comments for the Black 
Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and discuss possible revisions 
to the hearing draft, the Mud Dump Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement, and review comments and possible adoption of Amendment 9 to 
the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog FMP.

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 (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: April 23, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service
[FR Doc. 96-10662 Filed 4-29-96; 8:45 am]
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