[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 35012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1391]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061704C]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    Notice of public meeting.
    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.
    The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 
5 p.m. and Thursday, July 8, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Society Hill, One Dock 
Street, Philadelphia, PA, telephone: 215-238-6000.
    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; telephone302-674-2331, ext. 
19.
    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 design of the 
new gear fishing package for the new research vessel.
    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 Debbie Donnangelo at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 18, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1391 Filed 6-22-04; 8:45 am]
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