[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 56295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23924]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091200E]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public 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 and the New 
England Fishery Management Council's Joint Dogfish Committee will hold 
a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 4, 2000, from 10 
a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Sheraton Society Hill, One 
Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 215-238-6000.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 
2115, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904. New England Fishery 
Management Council, 50 Water Street, The Tannery - Mill 2, Newburyport, 
MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 
19, or Paul Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management 
Council; telephone: 978-465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review the 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's spiny dogfish management 
update, review updated status of stock information, review issues/
management measures to be considered for Amendment 1 (alternative stock 
rebuilding strategies and schedules, quota management measures, 
measures to reduce discards, limited access, measures to address 
fishery management plan deficiencies with respect to spawning stock 
biomass target, essential fish habitat and gear impacts), and discuss 
2001-02 management measures.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, 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 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 the Mid- Atlantic Council Office 
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 13, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-23924 Filed 9-15-00; 8:45 am]
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