[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 69669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E3-00553]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 120903C]


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 Trawl Survey Advisory Committee, composed of 
representatives from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), the New England 
Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), and several independent scientific 
researchers, will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2004, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 7, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Providence Airport 
Hotel, 1850 Post Road, Warwick, RI; telephone: (401) 738-4000.
    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 assist the 
NEFSC in developing effective and consistent trawl survey protocols and 
practices for the trawl surveys. The Committee will be describing what 
they envision the scientific sampling gear should do in terms of the 
sampling focus and performance. They will be making recommendations on 
the size of the trawl doors.
    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 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 five days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: December 10, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E3-00553 Filed 12-12-03; 8:45 am]
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