[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 6709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1973]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF43


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 Trawl Survey Advisory Panel, composed of representatives 
from the National Marine Fisheries Service's Northeast Fisheries 
Science Center (NEFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
(MAFMC), the New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC), and 
several independent scientific researchers, will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 21, 2008, from 10 
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday, February 22, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, Two Harmon 
Plaza, Secaucus, NJ 07094; telephone: (201) 348-6900.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 300 S. 
New Street, Room 2115, 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 review the 
status of the new research vessel FSV Henry B. Bigelow and evaluate 
survey protocols for the new survey.
    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 Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council 
Office, (302) 674-2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the 
meeting date.

    Dated: January 30, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1973 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]
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