[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 83 (Thursday, April 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 23734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11423]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 042198C]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 (MAFMC) Coastal 
Migratory Committee (Committee) and the Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission's Bluefish Board (Board) will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 14, 1998, from 10:00 
a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Philadelphia 
International Airport, 45 Industrial Highway, Essington, PA; telephone: 
610-521-2400.
     Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Moore, Ph.D., Acting 
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
302-674-2331, ext. 16.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review the 
recommendations of the MAFMC Scientific and Statistical Committee 
regarding the status of the bluefish stock. The Committee and Board may 
recommend management measures compatible with the new assessment 
information.
    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: April 23, 1998.
George H. Darcy,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Natioal Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-11423 Filed 4-29-98; 8:45 am]
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