[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XM49


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 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Squid, 
Mackerel, and Butterfish Committee will hold a public meeting regarding 
Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 
Management Plan.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, from 8 
a.m. to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Providence Airport 
Hotel, 1850 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 738-4000).
    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 develop 
and finalize Amendment 11 alternatives. Amendment 11 may include 
alternatives concerning: instituting a limited access system in the 
Atlantic mackerel fishery; updating essential fish habitat (EFH) 
descriptions and identification; minimizing fishing gear impacts on 
Loligo egg EFH; limiting at-sea processing of Atlantic mackerel; and 
establishing Annual Catch limits (ACLs) and Accountability Measures 
(AMs) in the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery 
Management Plan.
    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 listed 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 MAFMC'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: December 30, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-31265 Filed 1-5-09; 8:45 am]
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