[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 19788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9929]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041603B]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 (MAFMC) and its 
Ad-Hoc Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Act Committee; Executive 
Committee; Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee, and its Demersal 
Species Committee meeting as a Council Committee of the Whole will hold 
a public meeting.

DATES:  The meetings will be held on Tuesday, May 6, through Thursday, 
May 8, 2003. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
times.

ADDRESSES:  This meeting will be held at the Westin Hotel New York at 
Times Square, 270 West 43rd Street, New York, NY; telephone: 212-201-
2700.
    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, May 6, the Ad-Hoc Magnuson- 
Stevens Act Reauthorization Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
The Executive Committee will meet from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday, 
May 7, the Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will meet from 8 a.m. 
to 9:30 a.m. The MAFMC will meet from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. On 
Thursday, May 8, the MAFMC will meet from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
    Agenda items for the Council's committees and the Council itself 
are: review most recent Council Chairmen's position on Magnuson-Stevens 
Act, review most recent MAFMC's position on Magnuson-Stevens Act, 
review input received on Magnuson-Stevens Act; the Executive Committee 
will review status of Council Request for Proposal (RFP) re audit of 
1999, 2000, and 2001 operations; the Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish 
Committee will discuss implications of limited access in herring 
fishery, discuss limited access system for Atlantic mackerel, discuss 
possible coordination mechanisms for joint approach to limited access; 
the Council will review staff's recommendations regarding adoption of 
public hearing document for Amendment 9 to the Squid, Mackerel, 
Butterfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and approve public hearing 
document for adoption of Amendment 9; presentation of NOAA 
Environmental Hero Award to Phil Ruhle; discuss and approve actions to 
be included in Framework 3 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 
Bass FMP, discuss Amendment 14 possibilities, discuss and develop a 
MAFMC position regarding the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's (ASMFC) Addendum VIII, and discuss previous Council motion 
regarding vessel/power upgrade; hear a presentation on the NMFS 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Observer Program; receive and 
discuss organizational and committee reports including Protected 
Resources, Executive Committee actions, New England Council's report 
regarding possible actions on herring, groundfish, monkfish, red crab, 
scallops, skates, and whiting; South Atlantic Council's report; and, 
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) issues. 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: April 16, 2003.
Matteo J. Milazzo,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-9929 Filed 4-21-03; 8:45 am]
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