[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 11443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030199C]


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 Scientific & 
Statistical Committee (SSC), Tilefish Committee, and Tilefish Advisory 
Panel will hold public meetings.

DATES: On Wednesday, March 31, 1999 the SSC will meet from 10:00 a.m. 
until 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, April 1, 1999 the Tilefish Committee and 
the Tilefish Advisory Panel will meet from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Radisson Hotel 
Philadelphia Airport, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 
610-521-5900.
     Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 
19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 31, 1999 the SSC will review the 
assessment and make recommendations on the status of tilefish 
resources. On April, 1, 1999 the Tilefish Committee and the Tilefish 
Advisory Panel will meet to review the SSC recommendations and develop 
recommendations on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and fishery management 
measures.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Committees 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.

    March 3, 1999.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-5799 Filed 3-8-99; 8:45 am]
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