[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 36857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13260]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052102E]


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 
Executive Committee; Ecosystems Planning Committee; Squid, Mackerel, 
and Butterfish Committee; and, Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee with 
Industry Advisors will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 through 
Thursday, June 13, 2002. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Hilton Silver Spring, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD; telephone: 301-589-5200.
    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 11, the Executive Committee 
will meet from 10 a.m. until noon. The Ecosystems Planning Committee 
will meet from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. From 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., there will be 
a Law Enforcement Information and Education Program regarding Homeland 
Defense and the integration and coordination of that program with other 
Law Enforcement Programs. On Wednesday, June 12, the Squid, Mackerel, 
and Butterfish Committee will meet from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Surfclam 
and Ocean Quahog Committee, with its Industry Advisors, will meet from 
10 a.m. until noon. The Council will meet from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. On 
Thursday, June 13, the Council will meet from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.
    Agenda items for the committees and Council meeting are: the 
Ecosystem Planning Committee will receive a report on NMFS' final rule 
regarding essential fish habitat, and receive an update on the status 
of the Council's 2003 research set aside program; the Squid, Mackerel, 
and Butterfish Committee will set priorities for future fishery 
management plan (FMP) actions; the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee, 
with Industry Advisors, will review staff recommendations for 2003 
quotas and management measures for surfclams and ocean quahogs, and 
develop 2003 quota specification recommendations. The Council will: 
review the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Committee's recommendations for 
2003 quotas and management measures for surfclams and ocean quahogs, 
and approve recommendations regarding 2003 quota specifications; 
approve management alternatives regarding Amendment 2 to the Monkfish 
FMP; approve Amendment 13 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
Bass FMP for Secretarial submission; receive and discuss organizational 
and committee reports including the New England Council's report 
regarding possible actions on herring, groundfish, monkfish, red crab, 
scallops, skates, and whiting; and, act on any continuing and/or new 
business.
    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 (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 22, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-13260 Filed 5-24-02; 8:45 am]
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