[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51245-51246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21718]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081903B]


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) Dogfish 
Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2003, from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the BWI Airport Marriott, 1743 
W. Nursery Road, Baltimore, MD, telephone: 410-859-8300.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 
19.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to develop 
management measures including quotas and trip limits to recommend to 
the Councils for the 2004/05 specifications setting for spiny dogfish.
    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: August 20, 2003.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21718 Filed 8-25-03; 8:45 am]
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