[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 78398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3897]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

I.D. 122704A


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and its 
Protected Resources Committee; its Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish 
Committee; its Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) Reauthorization Committee; its Executive 
Committee; and, Ecosystems Committee will hold public meetings.

DATES: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 through Thursday, January 20, 2005. On 
Tuesday, January 18 the Protected Resources Committee will meet from 9-
11 a.m. The Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will meet from 11 
a.m. through 1 p.m., and the MSA Reauthorization Committee will meet 
from 2-5 p.m. On Wednesday, January 19 from 8:30-9:30 a.m., the 
Executive Committee will meet and the Council will convene at 9:30 a.m. 
From 9:30 a.m. through 12:00 noon, Council will approve the October and 
December Council meeting minutes, hear organizational and liaison 
reports. At 1 p.m., Council will present its 2004 Fisheries Achievement 
Award; from 1:15-2 p.m., Council will hear a National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) presentation regarding ``Front Loading'' requirements of 
regulatory actions; and, from 2-4 p.m., Council will meet as a 
Committee of the Whole for the Demersal Committee. On Thursday, January 
20 the Ecosystem Committee will meet from 8-10 a.m. Council will 
convene at 10 a.m., and from 10-11 a.m. will receive a NMFS 
presentation regarding its Northeast Regional Office's (NERO) updated 
Draft Regional Bycatch Plan. At 11 a.m. Council will receive status of 
the Council's Fishery Management Plans, hear the Executive Director's 
Report, and address any new and/or continuing business.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be at the Radisson Hotel Hampton, 700 
Settler's Landing Road, Hampton, VA, telephone 757-727-9700.
    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: Agenda items for the Council's committees 
and the Council itself are: on January 18 the Protected Resources 
Committee will review and comment on a November 10, 2004 proposed rule 
regarding NMFS' Bottlenose Dolphin Take-Reduction Plan. The Squid, 
Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will review the Public Hearing Document 
(PHD) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Study (SEIS) for 
Amendment 9 to the Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. 
The Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization Committee will review and 
discuss proposed changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Act and develop a 
Council position for suggested changes to the Act. On January 19 the 
Executive Committee will review changes in the Council's Statement of 
Organization Practices and Procedures regarding pay administration for 
staff. Following the Executive Committee, the Council will convene and 
approve the October and December Council meeting minutes and hear 
organizational and liaison reports. Beginning its afternoon session, 
the Council will present its 2004 Fisheries Achievement Award to the 
Virginia Marine Resources Commission's Law Enforcement Unit, and 
receive a presentation by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
regarding ``Front Loading'' requirements for regulatory actions. The 
Council will then meet as a Committee of the Whole for the Demersal 
Committee to review and comment on the status of action for Amendment 
14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management 
Plan (Pre-Scoping). On Thursday, January 20 the Ecosystem Committee 
will review the NMFS Northeast Science Center's ecosystem efforts 
regarding development of science-based approaches to fishery 
management. The Council will convene at 10 a.m. to receive a 
presentation from NMFS/NERO regarding its updated Draft Regional 
Bycatch Plan; hear staff and 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

    This meeting is 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: December 27, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3897 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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