[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26709]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 100496A]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Atlantic 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee and Advisors will hold a 
public meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Loligo 
squid mesh regulation.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 24, 1996, 
beginning at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Days Inn, 4101 Island 
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153, 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, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Minimum mesh size provisions for Loligo 
squid were implemented under Amendment 5 to the Fishery Management Plan 
for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries (61 FR 
14465, April 2, 1996). Discussion at this meeting will focus on the 
implications of the minimum mesh provisions for the Loligo fishery, 
including enforcement and implementation concerns.

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 302-674-2331 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 11, 1996.
Bruce Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-26709 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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