[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56195-56196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2240]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091404J]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council or 
MAFMC), its Tilefish Committee; its Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish 
Committee; its Ecosystem Committee; its Joint Dogfish Committee; its 
Law Enforcement Committee; and, its Executive Committee will hold 
public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Monday, October 4, 2004 through 
Thursday, October 7, 2004. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be at the Holiday Inn, 3845 Veterans 
Memorial Highway, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779; telephone: 631-585-9500.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904, telephone: 302-674-2331.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Monday, October 4, 2004

    12 noon to 1 p.m., the Tilefish Committee will meet.
    1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will 
meet.
    3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Joint Dogfish Committee and the Ecosystem 
Committee will meet concurrently.

Tuesday, October 5, 2004

    8 a.m. to 9 a.m., the Law Enforcement Committee will meet.
    9 a.m., the Council will convene.
    9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., election of Council Officers will be held.
    9:15 a.m. to 12 noon, dogfish specifications setting will take 
place.
    1 p.m. to 5 p.m., a Research Set-Aside (RSA) Workshop will be held.
    7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Research Set-Aside (RSA) Workshop continues.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

    8:30 a.m., Council will convene.
    8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Council will meet to approve the August 
Council meeting minutes and receive various organizational reports, 
Council liaison reports, the Executive Director's report, and report on 
the status of fishery management plans.
    11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monkfish Amendment 2 will be reviewed and 
discussed.
    2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., priorities for Summer Flounder, Scup, and 
Black Sea Bass plan actions in conjunction with the Atlantic States 
Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 
Sea Bass Board will be developed.
    5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., the ASMFC will hold a Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board meeting to approve Summer Flounder, 
Scup, and Black Sea Bass FMP addenda, including the allocation of 
quotas and timing of management measures.
    7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., a Public Hearing will be held from regarding 
the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (SAFMC) King Mackerel 
Amendment 15.

Thursday, October 7, 2004

    8 a.m. to 9 a.m., the Executive Committee will meet.
    9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Council will convene and review the SAFMC's 
King Mackerel Amendment 15.
    9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Council will receive a presentation on the 
Long Island Wind Energy Proposal.
    Council will then meet until 2 p.m. to receive Committee reports 
and address any continuing and/or new business.
    Agenda items for the Council's committees and the Council itself 
are: On October 4, meeting of Tilefish Committee to address and discuss 
considerations regarding Amendment 1; meeting of the Squid, Mackerel, 
Butterfish Committee to finalize the public hearing document for 
Amendment 9; meeting of the Ecosystem Committee to review and discuss 
outcomes from the NMFS initiated meetings and workshops on GIS, survey 
instruments and management tools; and, meeting of the Joint Dogfish 
Committee to review the Monitoring Committee's recommendations 
regarding 2005/06 fishing year quota and associated management 
measures, and to develop and adopt recommended quota and management 
measures for 2005/06 fishing year and set specifications for the same.
    On October 5, meeting of the Law Enforcement Committee to address 
and recommend Council Fishery Achievement Award recipient; Council will 
elect officers for the new year; approve and adopt Dogfish Management 
measures for 2005/06; and, conduct a RSA Workshop with the ASMFC and 
NMFS to review, discuss and establish RSA priorities for 2006 and 
project selection criteria for 2006.
    On October 6, the Council will receive organizational reports, 
liaison reports, and internal staff reports; review and approve 
Monkfish Amendment 2 for submission to the Secretary and discuss New 
England Fishery Management Council's (NEFMC) actions regarding 
Amendment 2 issues directly impacting the MAFMC such as permits for 
North Carolina fishermen, closure of deep sea corals and effects of DAS 
usage for multispecies and scallops; in conjunction with the ASMFC 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board, Council will develop 
2005 priorities for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass, and will 
review the outcome of the ASMFC's September workshop on the same.
    On October 7, the Executive Committee will meet to review the 2005 
annual work plan, discuss committee structures, and address staff 
benefits; the Council will review and discuss the SAFMC's King Mackerel 
Amendment 15; and hear a presentation on the Long Island Wind Energy 
Proposal; receive committee reports; and, act on any new and/or 
continuing business.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Council for discussion, these issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final actions 
to address such emergencies.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Debbie Donnangelo (302-674-2331) 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 15, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-2240 Filed 9-17-04; 8:45 am]
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