[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19552]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071598F]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Surfclam and 
Ocean Quahog Committee and Industry Advisory Panel will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 6, 1998, from 10:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Wilmington Hilton, I-95 & 
Naamans Road, Wilmington, DE; telephone: 302-792-2700.
     Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. 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: (1) 
develop recommendations for the Council on the annual surfclam and 
ocean quahog quota recommendation to the Regional Administrator; (2) 
discuss potential industry economic data collection, and (3) present a 
recommendation on maintenance of or suspension of the minimum size 
limits for surfclams.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the 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 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: July 17, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-19552 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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