[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 63791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30423]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 111799A]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 and its 
Comprehensive Management Committee, Habitat Committee, Dogfish 
Committee, Information and Education Committee, Executive Committee, 
and its Demersal Species Committee, together with the Atlantic States 
Marine Fisheries Commission, will hold a public meeting.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times of 
committee meetings.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Dunes Manor Hotel, 2800 
Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, MD; telephone 1-800-523-2888.
     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: Agenda items for this meeting are: Use of 
observers in small mesh fisheries; review status of small mesh gear 
research efforts; review with advisors NMFS's Proposed Final Rule for 
essential fish habitat (EFH); develop committee recommendations 
regarding the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Proposed Final 
Rule for EFH; develop committee recommendations for dogfish regarding 
2000 and 2001 management measures, i.e, quotas, trip limits, size 
limits; review New England Council's action regarding NMFS's 
disapproval of Dogfish Fishery Management Plan's Bmsy 
target; review Council policy regarding quarterly newsletter, 
brochures, white papers and regulatory information sheets; participate 
in NMFS review of its actions regarding implementing regulations for 
the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan; address Council policy regarding 
use and role of industry advisors; review FY1999 budget; approve FY2000 
grant application package; review and discuss Monitoring Committee 
recommendations for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass; develop 
and approve management measures for 2000 recreational specifications 
for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass.

Dates and Times of Committee Meetings

    On Tuesday, December 7, the Comprehensive Management Committee will 
meet from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The Habitat Committee will meet from 
10:00 a.m. until noon. The Dogfish Committee will meet from 1:00-3:00 
p.m. The Information and Education Committee will meet from 1:00-3:00 
p.m. The Council will meet from 3:00-5:00 p.m. to decide on dogfish 
management measures for 2000-2001. On Wednesday, December 8, the 
Executive Committee will meet from 8:00-9:00 a.m. The Demersal Species 
Committee will meet as a Council Committee of the Whole, together with 
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Management Board, 
from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. On Thursday, December 9, Council will 
meet from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
    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 Fishery 
Conservation and Management 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 least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: November 17, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30423 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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