[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 15801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8083]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032602G]


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 (MAFMC) Atlantic 
Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, April 19, 2002, from 10 a.m. 
until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Sheraton International 
Hotel, Baltimore Washington International Airport, 7032 Elm Road, 
Baltimore, MD; telephone: 410-859-3300.
    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 make quota 
recommendations for the 2003 fishing year for Atlantic mackerel, Loligo 
and Illex squid, and butterfish and consider an in-season adjustment to 
the 2002 Loligo quota.
    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 MAFMC'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 MAFMC Office (see ADDRESSES) 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 27, 2002.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-8083 Filed 4-2-02; 8:45 am]
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