[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6119-6120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012903E]


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 Committee, together with Industry 
Advisors, will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2003, from 10 
a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel 
Philadelphia Airport, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: 
610-521-8954.
    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 discuss 
possible management measures to address over-capacity in the Loligo 
fishery including additional limited entry provisions, seasonal 
allocation of quota, trip limits, and individual fishing quotas for 
inclusion in Amendment 10

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to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management 
Plan.
    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 Mid-Atlantic Council Office 
(see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 29, 2003.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-2808 Filed 2-5-03; 8:45 am]
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