[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10014-10015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2779]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021706D]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 (Council), its 
Ecosystems Committee, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee, its 
Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee, and its Executive Committee will 
hold public meetings.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 through 
Thursday, March 16, 2006. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting 
agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Congress Hall Hotel, 251 Beach 
Avenue, Cape May, NJ; telephone: (608) 884-8421
    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:
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
    The Ecosystems Committee will meet from 10 a.m. - 12 noon. The 
Committee will review final draft of Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council's Ecosystem Report regarding ecosystem based fishery management 
and address strategy regarding introduction of circle hooks as the hook 
of choice in recreational sector.
    The Surfclam/Ocean Quahog/Tilefish Committee will meet from 1 p.m.-
1:30 p.m. The Committee will review 2006 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) 
reimbursement program / conditions, and address timing of tilefish 
specifications adjustments.
    The Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee will meet from 1:30 p.m.-
4 p.m. This Committee will review status of Amendment 10 and discuss 
and adopt rebuilding schedules developed by Fishery Management Action 
Team (FMAT) for the butterfish stock.
    The Executive Committee will meet from 4 p.m.-4:30 p.m. The 
Committee will review status of 2006 and 2007 budgets, and review 
criteria for Ricks E Savage Award.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    The Council will convene at 9 a.m. The Council will conduct its 
regular business session from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., to approve December 
and January Council meeting minutes, approve actions from January 
meeting and receive various reports. From 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., the 
Council will discuss Amendment 9 to Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP), review and adopt the public hearing document 
(PHD) for Amendment 9 and associated draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS).

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Thursday, March 16, 2006
    The Council will convene at 8:15 a.m. and travel to the U.S. Coast 
Guard's Cape May Station for a tour of that facility and receive a 
presentation on fisheries enforcement from the Commander, U.S. Coast 
Guard District 5. From 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., a presentation will be 
given by U.S. Navy officials on Undersea Warfare Training. From 11:30 
a.m.-noon, the Council will likely approve and adopt Framework 6 to the 
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass FMP. Beginning at 1 p.m., the 
Council will receive Committee reports 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 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 M. Jan Saunders, (302) 674-2331 ext: 18., at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 22, 2006
Helen Troupos,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-2779 Filed 2-27-06; 8:45 am]
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