[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9080-9081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4301]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XN61


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 and the New England Fishery Management 
Councils' (MAFMC/NEFMC) Joint Spiny Dogfish Committee.

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DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2009, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Philadelphia 
Airport Hotel, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19113; telephone: 
(610) 521-5900.
    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 the meeting will be to 
develop recommendations on a range of issues that will potentially 
amend the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The issues that 
may be discussed at the upcoming meeting include, but are not limited 
to:
    Adding a research set-aside allocation option of up to 3% of the 
quota for use during annual specification setting
    Developing commercial quota allocation measures that would 
serve as alternatives to the current seasonal allocation system
    Establishing an approvable biomass rebuilding target
    Establishing a male-only dogfish fishery
    Considering the possibility of including smooth dogfish in 
the current FMP
    Establishing a limited access permit for spiny dogfish
    Interested parties are welcome to attend the meeting. At the 
discretion of the Committee Chair, public comments may be taken during 
and/or just before the conclusion of the meeting.
    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 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 aid should 
be directed to M. Jan Bryan, (302) 674-2331 ext 18, at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 25, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-4301 Filed 2-27-09; 8:45 am]
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