[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 40 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 10771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4771]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022200I]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Monkfish Working Group, Dogfish Working Group, Comprehensive Management 
Committee, Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee and Industry Advisory 
Panel, Squid-Mackerel-Butterfish Committee, Information and Education 
Committee, and Executive Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2000 to 
Thursday, March 16, 2000. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Wyndham Garden Hotel, 173 
Jennifer Road, Annapolis, MD; telephone: 410-266-3131.
    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: Tuesday, March 14th, 10:00 a.m. until noon, 
the Monkfish Working Group will meet.
    From 1:00-3:00 p.m., the Dogfish Working Group will meet.
    From 3:00-5:00 p.m., the Comprehensive Management Committee will 
meet.
    Wednesday, March 15th, from 9:00-10:00 a.m., there will be a Stock 
Assessment Workshop Presentation
    From 10:00 a.m. until noon, the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee 
together with the Industry Advisory Panel will meet.
    From 1:00-3:00 p.m., the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee 
will meet
    From 3:00-5:00 p.m., the Council will convene to review and discuss 
the fishery management process as presented by the Information and 
Education Committee.
    Thursday, March 16th, from 8:00-9:00 a.m., the Executive Committee 
will meet.
    The Council will convene for a U.S. Coast Guard Presentation from 
9:00-9:30 a.m., and then receive reports and possible motions from 
various committees. It is anticipated that the Council will adjourn by 
early afternoon.
    Agenda items for this meeting are:
    Discuss and recommend area adjustments through the amendment 
process to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan; review 2000-2001 
management measures for dogfish, i.e., quota, trip limits, sizes, and 
review treatment of discards from other fisheries; discuss research set 
aside amendment and summer flounder workshop(s) postponement; receive 
assessment information on Atlantic mackerel and surfclams; discuss 5-
year quotas and new overfishing definition for surfclams; discuss 
mackerel limited entry, Illex real time management, overfishing 
definition for Loligo, area closures to protect Loligo egg masses, and 
consider distribution of Loligo squid quota into time periods.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the 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 actions to address such 
emergencies.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: February 23, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-4771 Filed 2-28-00; 8:45 am]
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