[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 130 (Monday, July 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 38401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15242]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XI86


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 (Council) Summer 
Flounder Monitoring Committee, Scup Monitoring Committee, Black Sea 
Bass Monitoring Committee, and Bluefish Monitoring Committee will hold 
public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Friday, August 1, 2008, from 8 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Philadelphia 
Airport, 4509 Island Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19153; telephone: (215) 
365-4150.
    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 these meetings is to review 
staff analyses and the Scientific and Statistical Committee's fishing 
level recommendations for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and 
bluefish, and recommend annual catch limits and associated 
accountability measures for the 2009 commercial and recreational 
sectors of these species.Although non-emergency issues not contained in 
this agenda may come before these groups for discussion, in accordance 
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal 
action during the meetings. Actions 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 Act, provided the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the 
emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are 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: July 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-15242 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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