[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 59284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29430]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102798C]


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 Squid, Mackerel, 
and Butterfish Committee, together with the Industry Advisors, will 
hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 1998 from 
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, November 18, 1998 from 8:00 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn, 76 Industrial 
Highway, Essington, PA; telephone: 610-521-9600.
     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 discuss 
and make recommendations on: Limits on the size of mackerel processing 
vessels, exemptions from the vessel size limit for mackerel harvesting 
vessels, upgrades on mackerel vessel size, overfishing definitions for 
squids, and in season adjustment of annual specifications for squid, 
mackerel, and butterfish.
    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: October 28, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-29430 Filed 11-2-98; 8:45 am]
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