[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15540]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090706C]


Meeting of Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Council Chairs 
and Executive Directors

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a half-day meeting with the Atlantic Regional 
Fishery Management Council Chairs and Executive Directors in October 
2006. The intent of this meeting is to discuss science, coordination, 
and communication issues related to Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 
(HMS).

DATES: The meeting with the Atlantic Regional Fishery Management 
Council Chairs and Executive Directors will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 
12 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Mark Center, 5000 
Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone: 703-845-1010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at 301-
713-2347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting with the Atlantic CCED will 
focus on science, coordination, and communication issues between NMFS 
and the Atlantic Regional Fishery Management Councils (New England, 
Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Fishery 
Management Councils) regarding Atlantic HMS.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Othel Freeman or Chris Rilling at (301) 713-2347, 
at least 7 days prior to the meeting.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. and 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 13, 2006.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-15540 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]
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