[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4176]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021302A]


Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold 
a joint meeting to discuss coordination of activities that support 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission coastal fisheries 
management plans under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 
Management Act and the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 10 
a.m. and will adjourn at approximately 3 p.m. The meeting is open to 
the public.

ADDRESSES: National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lange, State Federal Fisheries 
Staff, NMFS; telephone: (301) 713-2334.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS-USFWS hold annual coordination meetings 
established under a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and 
implement a program to support interstate fishery management efforts 
associated with the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
Act. The main agenda items are: the 2002-2003 Workplan, distribution of 
FY2002 Atlantic Coastal Act funds, and ASMFC Fishery Management Plan 
work for 2002.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Anne Lange (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 
at least 7 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 14, 2002.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, national Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-4176 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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