[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22135-22136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8939]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XH42


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 meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Ad Hoc 
Excessive Shares Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2008, from noon 
until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Suites Wilmington, 
422 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, DE 19801, telephone: (302) 654-8300.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 
2115, 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 will be to 
review and discuss the application of: Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) 
National Standard 4 [Section 301(a)(4) of MSA]; allocation of limited 
access privilege program shares so that no shareholder acquires an 
excessive share [Section 303A(c)(5)(D) of MSA]; and, the antitrust 
savings clause [Section 303A(c)(9) of MSA]. The Committee will also 
address the concept of one-size-fits-all and the use of cases-by-case 
approaches regarding determining excessive share thresholds and/or 
ceilings.
    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

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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

    This 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 Council office, (302) 674-
2331 extension 18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 21, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-8939 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]
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