[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54210-54211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26041]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Parts 649, 650, and 651

[I.D. 101295B]


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 on October 25-26, 1995, to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.

DATES: The two sessions of the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. on 
Wednesday, October 25, 1995, and at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 26, 
1995, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the King's Grant Inn, Route 128 
at Trask Lane, Danvers, MA 01923. Requests for special accommodations 
should be addressed to Douglas G. Marshall, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1097, 
telephone: (617) 231-0422.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas G. Marshall, Executive 
Director, New England Fishery Management Council (617) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

October 25, 1995 Session

    On October 25, 1995, the Council's public meeting will begin with 
reports given by the Chairman of the Council, the Executive Director of 
the Council, the NMFS Regional Director, the liaison from the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center of NMFS, the liaison from the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council, and representatives from the U.S. Coast 
Guard, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the U.S. 
Department of State. These reports will be followed by an extra report 
from the U.S. Coast Guard on their new enforcement initiatives.
    During the afternoon session, the Council will begin its formal 
review of public comments received on Amendment 7 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Northeast Multispecies Fishery (FMP). The 
comment period on the draft amendment ends on October 18, 1995. The 
Council may also consider recommendations received from the October 18, 
1995, Groundfish Committee (Committee) meeting regarding the haddock 
possession limit and how NMFS will report to the Council on the status 
of experimental and exempted fisheries operating under the FMP, both in 
terms of frequency of reports and the content of such reports.

October 26, 1995 Session

    The October 26, 1995, session will begin with a report on the 
October 12, 1995, meeting between the Council's United States-Canada 
Issues Committee and representatives from Canada and NMFS. This report 
will be followed by an update on the United States-Canada 

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October 13, 1995, meeting held to discuss the status of Atlantic 
herring management and research. The morning portion of the session 
will conclude with a report on the October 18, 1995, Advisory Panel 
meeting of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic 
Tunas.
    Under the framework for abbreviated rulemaking contained in 50 CFR 
parts 649, 650, and 651, the Council will initiate Framework Adjustment 
6 to the Fishery Management Plan for American Lobster (Lobster FMP) to 
prevent shifts of fishing effort into the lobster fishery because of 
restrictions on groundfish and on other fisheries. This will be 
considered the initial meeting of this framework action.
    The Council will also hear recommendations from the Lobster 
Committee related to the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on 
lobster that discusses the possible withdrawal of the Lobster FMP by 
NMFS or submission of an amendment by the Secretary of Commerce to 
eliminate any overfishing. Finally, the Council may consider the 
Lobster Committee's recommendations for terms of reference for the 
review of the lobster overfishing definition and assessment methods.
    The afternoon portion of the October 26 session will feature an 
update on proposed management measures for monkfish (goosefish) that 
will include recommendations for total allowable landings and for trip 
limits for the bycatch fishery. The Council will also be updated by the 
Gear Conflict Committee chairperson on the development of an amendment 
to various fishery management plans designed to resolve gear conflict 
issues.
    The Council meeting will conclude with a closed session to address 
administrative matters.
    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: October 17, 1995.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-26041 Filed 10-17-95; 2:53 pm]
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