[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63518-63519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31441]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 112497A]


Longline Advisory Panel; Public 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 Longline Advisory Panel (AP) for the pelagic longline 
fishery for Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) will hold its third 
meeting on Dec. 9, 1997, in Alexandria, VA to discuss the draft report 
on the future management options for the pelagic longline fishery.

DATES: The longline AP will meet on Dec. 9, 1997, from 9:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The AP meeting will be held at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in 
Alexandria, VA, 901 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Stevenson or Liz Lauck, 1315 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, telephone: (301) 713-2347, 
Fax: (301) 713-1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Longline AP was established under the 
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The Longline AP will assist the Secretary 
of Commerce in preparing a study on the feasibility of implementing a 
comprehensive management system for the pelagic longline fishery for 
Atlantic HMS. The AP meeting is open to the public and will be attended 
by members of the AP, including appointed members, representatives of 
the five Fishery Management Councils that work with HMS, the Atlantic 
and Gulf states. The main agenda item for the longline AP will be a 
discussion of the draft report on the feasibility of implementing a 
comprehensive management system for the longline fishery.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Jill Stevenson or Liz Lauck (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 24, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-31441 Filed 11-25-97; 4:32 pm]
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