[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31443]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 112497F]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 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 (Council) and its 
Demersal Species Committee meeting as a Council Committee of the Whole, 
together with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) 
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board; its Committee 
Chairmen, and its Executive Committee will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 1997 through 
Thursday, December 18, 1997. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Dunes Manor, 2800 Baltimore 
Avenue, Ocean City, MD; telephone: 1-800-523-2888.
     Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 
New Street, Dover, DE 19904; telephone: 302-674-2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David R. Keifer, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Tuesday, December 16, 1997, the Surfclam 
and Ocean Quahog Committee will meet from 10:00 a.m. until noon. The 
Demersal Species Committee, meeting as a Council Committee of the Whole 
together with the ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board 
will meet from 1:00-4:00 p.m. The Council Committee chairmen will meet 
from 4:00-5:00 p.m. On Wednesday, December 17, 1997, the Demersal 
Species Committee, meeting as a Council Committee of the Whole with the 
ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Board will meet from 
8:00 a.m. until noon. The Executive Committee will meet from noon until 
1:00 p.m. The Council will meet from 1:00-5:00 p.m. On Thursday, 
December 18, 1997, the Council will meet from 8:00 a.m. until 
approximately 2:00 p.m.
    The purpose of these meetings is as follows: possible Council 
adoption of Amendment 10 to the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) (Maine ocean quahog fishery); discuss the 1998 
Council's work schedule; adopt recommended recreational measures for 
summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass; revise Election Policy in 
the Statement of Operating Practices and Procedures (SOPPs); and 
discuss Council action on final provisions and the possibility of 
additional hearings on the Monkfish FMP. The Council will also receive 
a presentation on the sea scallop stock assessment by the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center and possibly comment on Amendment 7 to the Sea 
Scallop FMP; possibly comment on International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas proposed positions; and hear committee 
reports and other fishery management matters.
    The above agenda items may not be taken in the order in which they 
appear and are subject to change as necessary; other items may be 
added. This meeting may also be closed at any time to discuss 
employment or other internal administrative matters.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in according with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action 
will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the 
agenda listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Joanna Davis at the Council (see 
ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 25, 1997.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-31443 Filed 11-28-97; 8:45 am]
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