[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 5508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2415]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 013004F]


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 Joint Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and 
the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Spiny Dogfish 
Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2004, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Comfort Inn Airport, 1940 
Post Road, Warwick, RI; telephone: 401-732-0470.
    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 identify 
issues to be included in the hearing draft of Amendment 1 to the Spiny 
Dogfish 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 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: February 2, 2004.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-2415 Filed 2-4-04; 8:45 am]
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