[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 747-748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010203B]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 
Ecosystems Committee, Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Committee, Law 
Enforcement Committee, Highly Migratory Species Ad-Hoc Committee, and 
Executive Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: Tuesday, January 21, 2003, through Thursday, January 23, 2003. 
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, the Ecosystems Committee will meet from 
noon until 2 p.m. The Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Committee will 
meet from 2-5 p.m. On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, the Law Enforcement 
Committee will meet from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Council will meet from 9:30 
a.m. until 4:00 p.m. On Thursday, January 23, 2003, the Highly 
Migratory Species Ad-Hoc Committee will meet from 8-9 a.m. The 
Executive Committee will meet from 9-10 a.m. Council convenes from 10 
a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Trump Plaza Hotel, 
Mississippi Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, telephone 609-
441-2708.
    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: Agenda items for the Council's committees 
and the Council itself are: the Ecosystems Committee will discuss 
Council's role in identifying and addressing NMFS habitat/bycatch 
requirements; the Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Committee will discuss 
and finalize measures to be included in Amendment 9 (gear impacts on 
EFH, Illex fishery moratorium, multiple year specification process, 
bycatch/discard reduction in Loligo fishery, and ``other''); the Law 
Enforcement Committee will review the Fisheries Achievement Award 
Program and discuss background investigation needs/limitations 
regarding Council members and advisors; Council will conduct a scoping 
meeting for Amendment 1 to the Dogfish Fishery Management Plan 
(consider, among other management measures, the following items for 
inclusion in Amendment 1: define a rebuilding biomass target for Bmsy, 
establish rebuilding timeframe consistent with Section 304(e) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act, address bycatch/discard issues, address different 
allocation processes,

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``other''); approve Amendment 13 to the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog 
Fishery Management Plan for Secretarial submission; the Highly 
Migratory Species Ad-Hoc Committee will discuss establishment of a 
permanent sub-quota allocation of bluefin tuna for North Carolina 
during December 1 through January 31 time period; Council will 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 least 5 days prior to the meeting 
date.

    Dated: January 2, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-276 Filed 1-6-03; 8:45 am]
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