[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 48663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091701F]


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) 
Comprehensive Management Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2001, from 10 
a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Marriott BWI Hotel, 1743 
West Nursery Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: 410-859-8300.
    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 receive an 
orientation from NMFS Northeast Regional Office's Grants Office 
officials regarding: the technical review of proposals received in 
response to the Council's quota set-aside Request for Proposal (RFP); 
the review process to be used to rate accepted proposals; and the 
schedule of events regarding the rating phase, up to the award of quota 
set-asides. Initial individual reviews of applications will be 
conducted for demonstration and other purposes, as appropriate.
    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 Office (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 17, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-23681 Filed 9-20-01; 8:45 am]
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