[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20439-20440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9983]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041701A]


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 (Council) and its 
Dogfish Committee, Comprehensive Management Committee, Executive 
Committee, and Law Enforcement Committee with Advisors will hold a 
public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held between Tuesday May 8, 2001, and 
Thursday, May 10, 2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Carousel Hotel, 11200 
Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, telephone 410-524-1000.
    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:

Meeting Dates

    Tuesday, May 8, 2001, there will be a Dogfish Committee meeting 
(Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council section only) from 1-3 p.m. 
There will be a concurrent Comprehensive Management Committee meeting 
from 1-3 p.m.
    Wednesday, May 9, 2001, the Executive Committee will meet from 8-
11:30 a.m. There will be a concurrent Law Enforcement Committee meeting 
with Advisors from 8-11:30 a.m. Council will convene from 12:30-5:30 
p.m. to receive a gear technology report and address Amendment 13 to 
the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP.
    Thursday, May 10, 2001, the Council will convene to conduct regular 
business at 8 a.m. and is scheduled to adjourn at 4 p.m.

Meeting Agendas

    Agenda items for the meetings are: the Dogfish Committee will 
review and consider Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's 
(ASMFC) dogfish actions; and, review and consider development of 
Amendment 1 to the Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 
Comprehensive Management Committee will review the outcome of its 
priority setting process; evaluate and define Council priorities; and, 
develop an action plan. The Executive Committee will address timing of 
election of new officers; discuss pending summer flounder facilitated 
meeting with NMFS, ASMFC and stakeholders; review Scientific and 
Statistical Committee membership for appointment and reappointment 
purposes; discuss summer flounder Framework 3 (biological reference 
points) schedule; and, seek NMFS commitment to expedite summer flounder 
Framework 3 for 2002 implementation if necessary. The Law Enforcement 
Committee will review and discuss state and Federal law enforcement 
capabilities, activities and concerns; develop a MAFMC ``Enforcement 
Guideline''; review law enforcement concerns regarding marine protected 
areas; and, review and recommend Fishery Achievement Award recipients. 
The Council will receive a report from Manomet regarding its Gear 
Technology Study, review and consider comments received from an earlier 
scoping meeting regarding Amendment 13 (black sea bass); develop 
management options to be included in the public hearing document for 
Amendment 13; review and discuss possible adoption of enforcement 
guidelines; review and approve Framework 2 management measures 
regarding extension of Illex moratorium, Loligo exemption in Illex 
fishery, real time management of Loligo, and rule roll-over for 
mackerel; receive a special report on NMFS MARFIN Program; approve 
March minutes; receive organizational and committee reports, including 
the New England Council's report where the Council may address possible 
actions on herring, groundfish, monkfish, red crab, scallops, skates, 
and whiting. The Council may also address possible actions from the 
South Atlantic Council.
    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

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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.
    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 302-674-2331 at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 17, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-9983 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am]
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