[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 175 (Monday, September 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 53422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090506D]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public 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's (MAFMC) Dogfish 
Monitoring Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Sheraton Providence Airport 
Hotel, 1850 Post Rd., Warwick, RI 02886, telephone: (401) 824-0670.
    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, 
extension 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to consider 
the appropriateness of making changes, if any, to management measures 
currently in place for the upcoming (2007-08) fishing year for spiny 
dogfish. Management measures that will be discussed may include, but 
may not necessarily be limited to, quotas and daily landing limits.
    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 M. Jan Saunders, (302) 674-2331 extension 18, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 6, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-14981 Filed 9-8-06; 8:45 am]
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