[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 32649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15459]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 649, 650, and 651

[I.D. 061495A]


New England Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
a 2-day public meeting to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.

DATES: The meeting will begin on Wednesday, June 28, 1995, at 10 a.m. 
and on Thursday, June 29, 1995, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the King's Grant Inn, Route 128 
and Trask Lane, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (508) 774-6800. Requests 
for special accommodations should be addressed to the New England 
Fishery Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01096-1097; 
telephone: (617) 231-0422.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas G. Marshall, Executive 
Director, (617) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June 28, 1995, session will begin with a 
Groundfish Committee report on the development of management 
alternatives for inclusion in Amendment 7 to the Fishery Management 
Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery (FMP). At this meeting, the 
Council will finalize proposals to address severely overfished 
groundfish stocks in the Northeast for public hearing purposes. The 
Council has identified this agenda item as the priority for this 
meeting. All other subjects will be addressed only after groundfish 
discussions are concluded.
    If time allows, the following will be discussed at this meeting: 
Progress on the development of an FMP amendment to allow consolidation 
of fishing days now allocated to individual vessels in the Atlantic sea 
scallop fleet; approval of an American lobster stock rebuilding/effort 
reduction program for review at public hearings; details associated 
with the draft FMP for Monkfish, such as limited entry criteria, the 
basis for limited access fishery quotas and trip limits to control 
bycatch; work to date on an industry proposal to conduct a 
demonstration project involving sea scallop research, enhancement and 
aquaculture; and the current structure and role of the Council's 
advisory committees.
    The Council also may hear reports from the Chairman, Council 
Executive Director, NMFS Regional Director, Northeast Fisheries Science 
Center liaison, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council liaison, and 
representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Atlantic States 
Marine Fisheries Commission.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Douglas G. Marshall (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 
days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 19, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-15459 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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