[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5167-5168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-364]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012605B]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Committee and its Industry 
Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 18, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Grand Hotel of Victorian 
Cape May, 1045 Beach Drive, Cape May, NJ 08204; telephone: 800-257-
8550.
    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; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 
Dover, DE 19904, telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
limited access management alternatives for the Atlantic mackerel 
fishery that may be included in Amendment 9 to the Atlantic mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. Specific management 
alternatives recommended by the Committee will be included in the 
supplemental scoping document for Amendment 9. The complete range of 
mackerel limited access alternatives that will be included in Amendment 
9 will be established during the development of the public hearing 
document after the close of the scoping period. The time frame for that 
scoping period will be specified in an upcoming Federal Register 
notice.
    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.


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    Dated: January 27, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-364 Filed 1-31-05; 8:45 am]
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