[Federal Register: October 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 196)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100499E]

 
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Coordination meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold 
a joint meeting to discuss coordination of activities that support 
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission coastal fisheries 
management plans under the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 
Management Act and the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act.

DATES: The meeting will convene on Thursday, November 18, at 10:00 a.m. 
and will adjourn at approximately 3:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the 
public.

ADDRESSES: National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lange, Intergovernmental and 
Recreational Fisheries, NMFS, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 
20910. Telephone: (301) 427-2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS-USFWS hold semi-annual coordination 
meetings established under a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and 
implement a program to support interstate fishery management efforts 
associated with the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 
Act (Pub. L. 103-206). The main agenda items for this meeting are 
discussion of the 1999-2000 Workplan; an update on implementation of 
the Atlantic Coast Cooperative Statistics Program; distribution of 
FY1999 Atlantic Coastal Act funds; and ASMFC Fishery Management Plan 
work for 1999.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Anne Lange (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 
at least 7 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: October 5, 1999.
Richard H. Schaefer,
Chief, Staff Office for Intergovernmental and Recreational Fisheries, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-26548 Filed 10-8-99; 8:45 am]
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