[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-320]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 123197A]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the New 
England Fishery Management Council will have a joint Dogfish Committee 
meeting together with their respective industry advisors.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 22, 1998, from 
10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Suites (previously 
Doubletree), 4101 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153; telephone: 
215-365-6600.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Keifer, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda items include: Review fishery 
management plan development schedule/progress, overview of biology and 
fisheries for spiny dogfish, review of status of spiny dogfish stock, 
summary of scoping hearing comments, discussion of possible management 
measures, discussion of possible control date, and establishment of a 
plan development team.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action 
will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the 
agenda listed in this notice.

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

    Dated: December 31, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-320 Filed 1-6-98; 8:45 am]
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