[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 43677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20687]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XR15


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) Highly 
Migratory Species Committee and its Spiny Dogfish Committee will hold a 
public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, September 21, 2009, from 10 
a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport 
Hotel, 4509 Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA; telephone: (215) 937-4535.
    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 comments on Draft Amendment 3 to the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery 
Management Plan and its proposed rule for management of Atlantic Shark 
fisheries. The Committees expect to comment on the reported overfishing 
that is being experienced by the blacknose sharks and shortfin mako 
sharks, and the proposed management measures required to end this 
overfishing. Comments will also be developed on the inclusion of smooth 
dogfish in the Fishery Management Plan.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group 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 this 
meeting. 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 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: August 24, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-20687 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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