[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 8164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4045]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021098F]


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's Dogfish 
Technical Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5, 1998, from 10:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Days Inn, 4101 Island 
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 215-492-0400.
    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 overview of current 
stock status, definition of overfishing, discussion of possible 
management actions necessary including reductions in F and possible 
rebuilding schedule, and discard issues and required analyses.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. 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: February 11, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-4045 Filed 2-17-98; 8:45 am]
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