[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13207]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 051899E]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 (Council) and its 
Habitat Committee, Law Enforcement Committee, Executive Committee, 
Information & Education Committee, Comprehensive Management Committee 
and Demersal Species Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 1999 to Thursday, 
June 10, 1999. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Norfolk Airport, 
1500 N. Military Highway @ Northampton Boulevard, Norfolk, VA; 
telephone: 757-466-8000.
     Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Tuesday, June 8th, the Habitat Committee 
will meet from 1:00-5:00 p.m. The Law Enforcement Committee will meet 
from 1:00-3:00 p.m. On Wednesday, June 9th, the Executive Committee 
will meet from 8:00-9:00 a.m. The Information and Education Committee 
will meet from 9:00 a.m. until noon. The Comprehensive Management 
Committee will meet from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The Demersal Species Committee 
will meet from 3:00-5:00 p.m. On Thursday, June 10th, Council will meet 
from 8:00 a.m. until noon.
    Agenda items for this meeting include: Review function of the 
Habitat Committee; review Magnuson-Stevens Act responsibilities and 
integrate Council actions into NMFS processes; review function of the 
Law Enforcement Committee; review NMFS notice process regarding opening 
and closing of fisheries; develop ideas on how to keep enforcement 
personnel current on regulations; formalize industry advisory panel 
process; discuss possible changes in meeting frequencies; view a 
presentation by the U.S. Coast Guard on vessel safety devices; review 
impacts of latest safety regulations on fishing industries; develop 
ideas for the June Newsletter; review sea sampling document; discuss 
disapproved portions of Amendment 12 and address status of Amendment 13 
and 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery 
Management Plan; review Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 
Board meeting recommendations; possible adoption of management measures 
for summer flounder and scup; hear committee reports and other fishery 
management issues.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, such issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 20, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-13207 Filed 5-24-99; 8:45 am]
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