[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33473]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 121797A]


Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; Meeting

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

ACTION: Coordination meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold 
a joint meeting to discuss coordination of activities that support 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission coastal fisheries 
management plans under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 
Management Act (Pub. L. 103-206) and the Atlantic Striped Bass 
Conservation Act (Pub. L. 102-103).

DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, January 15, 1998, at 10:00 
a.m. and will adjourn at approximately 3:00 p.m. The meeting is open to 
the public.

ADDRESSES: National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lange, Intergovernmental and 
Recreational Fisheries, NMFS 8484 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 
20910. Telephone: (301) 427-2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS-USFWS hold semi-annual coordination 
meetings established under a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and 
implement a program to support interstate fishery management efforts 
associated with the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
Act. The main agenda items for this meeting are discussion of the 1996-
1997 Workplan; an update on implementation of the Atlantic Coast 
Cooperative Statistics Program; status of cooperative coastal/citizen 
tagging efforts; distribution of FY1998 Atlantic Coastal Act funds; a 
1998 striped bass workshop; Striped Bass Act reauthorization; and ASMFC 
Fishery Management Plan work for 1998.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Anne Lange (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 
at least 7 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 17, 1997.
Richard Schaefer,
Chief, Staff Office for Intergovernmental and Recreational Fisheries, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-33473 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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