[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 12500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4694]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022001D]


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's (Council) 
Habitat Committee and Habitat Advisory Panel will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, March 12, 2001, from 10 a.m. 
until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES:  This meeting will be held at the Renaissance Philadelphia 
Hotel Airport, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 610-521-
5900.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 
2115, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The purpose of this meeting is to initiate 
development of Council policy and guidelines for species fishery 
management plan (FMP) committees to draw upon to investigate the use of 
marine protected areas (MPAs) as a management tool, and to develop a 
framework that requires mandatory coordination with the Council for any 
MPAs in the mid-Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ) waters. It will 
also address essential fish habitat (EFH) requirements regarding the 
Council's current FMPs and proposed amendments thereto.
    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 Council (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 20, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-4694 Filed 2-26-01; 8:45 am]
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