[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 61606] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-29496] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 110599B] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 22, 1999 to Tuesday, November 23, 1999. On Monday, November 22nd, Council will meet from 1:00-5:00 p.m. On Tuesday, November 23rd, Council will meet from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands, Two Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ; telephone: 201-348-6900. 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: The Council will address and, if necessary, comment on NMFS' proposed rules regarding implementation of the Council's commercial fishing specification for 2000 regarding squid, mackerel, butterfish, surfclam, ocean quahogs, summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. Should proposed rules not be available, the Council will review and evaluate scup management measures and options previously proposed to the Agency. The Council will also review and, if appropriate, provide comments on the Agency's notice to finalize its interim final rule to implement Essential Fish Habitat provisions of the Sustainable Fisheries Act. The Council will receive the Tilefish Committee Report and consider adoption of the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan for Secretarial submission. It is anticipated that this session will be the last session for the public to comment on the Council's Draft Tilefish FMP. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. 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: November 5, 1999. Richard W. Surdi, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-29496 Filed 11-10-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F