[Federal Register: January 17, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 11)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010901G]

 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Black 
Sea Bass Advisors and other members of the commercial fishing industry 
will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2001, from 10 
a.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Sheraton International 
Hotel, BWI Airport, 7032 Elm Road, Baltimore, MD; telephone: 410-859-
3300.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 
2115, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 19904.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: 302-674-2331, ext. 
19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 
the problems and possible solutions associated with the commercial 
management system for black sea bass.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the 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: January 10, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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