[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 223 (Monday, November 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70060-70061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111605C]


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), its 
Ecosystems Committee and its Executive Committee will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: Tuesday, December 6, through Thursday, December 8, 2005.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Trump Plaza Hotel &Casino, 
Mississippi and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, telephone 609-441-
6762.
    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: the Ecosystems Committee will review 
written and Public Hearing comments regarding ecosystems based approach 
to fisheries management; and, review and comment on proposed 
legislation, i.e., H.R. 2939, the Oceans Conservation, Education and 
National Strategy for the 21st Century Act. The Council will review 
actions and associated timelines for Amendments 14 (scup rebuilding 
plan) and Amendment 15 (comprehensive review of summer flounder, scup 
and black sea bass) to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass 
FMP. The Council will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board 
to review and discuss the Monitoring Committee's recommendations on the 
2006 recreational management measures for summer flounder, scup, and 
black sea bass; review and discuss the Advisory Panels' recommendations 
on management measures for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; 
and, develop and approve management measures for the 2006 recreational 
fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass.
    The future system of joint management for the Spiny Dogfish and 
Monkfish FMPs will be finalized and adopted by the Council. The 
Executive Committee will review the outcome from the Northeast Region 
Coordinating Council meeting, the Council Chairs/Executive Directors 
meeting, and the Congressional Hearing on Council Operations. The 
Director of the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program will 
provide a presentation regarding its current data collection program 
and its future direction. The Council will receive an update on the 
status of Amendment 9 to the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish FMP. The 
Council will conduct its regular business session to approve minutes, 
receive reports and address any continuing or new business.
    On Tuesday, December 6, concurrent sessions of the Atlantic States 
Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 
Board and the Ecosystems Committee will meet from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. The 
Council will convene from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    On Wednesday, December 7, the Council will convene jointly with 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, 
and Black Sea Bass Board at 8:30 a.m. Recreational management measures 
for the 2006 summer flounder fishing year will be discussed and adopted 
from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Recreational management measures for the 
2006 scup fishing year will be discussed and adopted from 11:00 a.m. to 
noon. Fishery Achievement Awards will be presented from 1:00 p.m. to 
1:30 p.m. Discussions and adoption of recreational management measures 
for scup will be continued from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Recreational 
management measures for the 2006 black sea bass fishing year will be 
discussed and adopted from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Council will 
discuss and finalize its position on joint management of spiny dogfish 
and monkfish from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.
    On Thursday, December 8, the Executive Committee will meet from 
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The Council will convene at 9:00 a.m. until 
approximately 2:00 p.m. to receive third party reports, an update on 
status of Amendment 9 to the Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish FMP, 
presentations, and address any continuing or new 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

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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.
    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 least five days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: November 16, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of SustainableFisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-6399 Filed 11-18-05; 8:45 am]
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