[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8854]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050307B]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 Squid, Mackerel and Butterfish Monitoring Committee will 
hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the office of the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New St., Room 2115, Federal Bldg, 
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331.

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, extension 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to examine 
the biology, fisheries, and current stock status of Atlantic mackerel, 
Loligo and Illex squid and butterfish; and, to make recommendations to 
the Council relative to the 2008 quotas specifications and other 
management measures for this species complex.
    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 Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, 
(302) 674-2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 4, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-8854 Filed 5-8-07; 8:45 am]
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