[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30902]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111098A]


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 and the New 
England Fishery Management Council will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, December 2, 1998, from 
10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 3, 1998, from 8:00 
a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Philadelphia 
Airport, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 610-521-5900.
     Council addresses: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904. New England Fishery Management Council, 5 
Broadway, Saugus, MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Acting 
Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 
302-674-2331, ext. 16. or Paul Howard, Executive Director, New England 
Fishery Management Council; telephone: 781-231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review 
public hearing comments on the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan 
and develop recommendations for possible modifications to the 
management alternatives for consideration by the New England and Mid-
Atlantic Councils.
    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 Mid-Atlantic Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 13, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-30902 Filed 11-18-98; 8:45 am]
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