[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F