[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 69507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102902A ]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Advisory Panel Meetings.

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

ACTION: Notification of Advisory Panel meetings.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold joint meetings of the Atlantic Highly Migratory 
Species Advisory Panel (HMS AP) and the Atlantic Billfish Advisory 
Panel (Billfish AP), February 10 through 12, 2003, in Silver Spring, 
MD. The intent of these meetings is to consider alternatives for the 
conservation and management of highly migratory species.

DATES: The joint HMS-Billfish AP meetings will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. on Monday, February 10; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 
11; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The AP meetings will be held in the Holiday Inn, 8777 
Georgia Ave. (Rt. 97), Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone: 301-589-0800.
    An agenda and materials related to the AP meeting will be available 
after January 2, 2003. Please contact Carol Douglas or Othel Freeman, 
Highly Migratory Species Management Division, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-713-2347, for meeting logistics or 
materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ronald G. Rinaldo, 301-713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The actions to be discussed by the APs are 
necessary to address requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act and to implement recommendations of the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas as 
required by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, for the conservation and 
management of highly migratory species.

Special Accomodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Dr. Rinaldo (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 7 days prior to the meetings.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 961 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 8, 2002.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-29185 Filed 11-15-02; 8:45 am]
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