[Federal Register: November 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 222)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111202C]

 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (N

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MFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Joint Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC) and 
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (ASMFC) Summer 
Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Industry Advisors will hold a public 
meeting.

DATES: Wednesday, December 4, 2002, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Renaissance Hotel 
Philadelphia Airport, 500 Stevens Drive, Philadelphia, PA, telephone 
610-521-5900.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 
2115, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904. ASMFC, 1444 Eye Street, NW, 
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
MAFMC, telephone 302-674-2331, ext. 19. Vince O'Shea, Executive 
Director, ASMFC, telephone 202-289-6400, ext. 304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
the 2003 recreational management measures for summer flounder, scup, 
and black sea bass.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before the Council 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 Council action during 
these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically 
listed in this notice and any issue 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 this emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Joanna Davis at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office 
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 12, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-29186 Filed 11-15-02; 8:45 am]

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