[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 31896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14922]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060501C]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public 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 
Comprehensive Management Committee, Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 
Committee, Executive Committee, Law Enforcement Committee, and Squid, 
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2001 through 
Thursday, June 28, 2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Hampton, 700 
Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, VA, telephone: 757-727-9700.
    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: On Tuesday, June 26, 2001, the Comprehensive 
Management Committee will meet from 10 a.m. until noon; and the 
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. On 
Wednesday, June 27, the Executive Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 9 
a.m; the Law Enforcement Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m; the 
Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will meet from 9 a.m. until noon; 
and the Council will meet from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Thursday, June 28, 
Council will meet from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
    Agenda items for the committees and Council meeting(s), as 
appropriate, are: Finalize the Comprehensive Management Committee's 
action plan to address Council priorities; review staff recommendations 
for 2002 quotas and management measures, and develop 2002 quota 
specification recommendations for surfclam and ocean quahogs; develop 
comments regarding proposed rule updating regulations affecting Council 
operations; continue development of Mid-Atlantic Council enforcement 
guidelines; review Monitoring Committee's recommendations on squid, 
mackerel, and butterfish for 2002 quotas and management measures and 
address possible in-season adjustment for 2001; recognize U.S. Coast 
Guard Cutter Staten Island with Council's Fishery Achievement Award; 
and develop recommendations for 2002 quota specifications for both 
squid, mackerel, butterfish and surfclam and ocean quahogs; hear 
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 on rock shrimp and dolphin/wahoo.
    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 Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final actions 
to address such emergencies.

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 at least 5 days prior 
to the meeting date. Dated:

    Dated: June 8, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-14922 Filed 6-12-01; 8:45 am]
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