[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53348-53349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4888]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.083005C]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 Trawl Survey Advisory Panel, 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.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2005, from 8 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, One 
Thuber Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-9600.
    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 review the 
results of the spring flume tank tests, prepare for the October 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center's experimental trawl survey cruise, 
and begin to thoroughly evaluate the protocols for the new survey.

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    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 MAFMC'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 
(see ADDRESSES) 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. E5-4888 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
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