[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52183-52184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22341]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 082503H]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Tilefish Committee, together with the Tilefish Industry Advisors and 
Tilefish Technical Team, will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2003, from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands, 
Two Harmon Plaza, Secaucus, NJ; telephone: 201-348-6900.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to address 
the decision of the court in Hadaja v. Evans which raised questions 
with respect to the Administrative Record for tilefish.
    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

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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 Council'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 25, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22341 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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