[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 53348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4887]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 083005D]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); 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 Mid-Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils' 
Spiny Dogfish Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2005, from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza at the 
Crossings, 801 Greenwich Ave, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 732-
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, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331 ext. 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to develop 
recommendations regarding management measures, including quotas and 
trip limits, for the Councils for the 2006/07 fishing year 
specifications for spiny dogfish.
    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 Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office 
(302) 674-2331 ext: 18) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 2, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4887 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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