[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7626]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031898D]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of Groundfish Advisory Panel to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 8, 1998 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, (Route 1) Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (781) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is for the 
development of comments on alternative measures to address the 
overfished condition of Gulf of Maine cod; identification of issues and 
options, and a review of proposals to meet the stock rebuilding 
objectives necessary to bring the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan into compliance with the requirements of the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act; discussion of other tasks as assigned by the 
Groundfish Oversight Committee.
    Although other issues not contained in these agendas may come 
before this Panel for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for special accommodations should be addressed 
to the New England Fishery Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 
01906-1097; telephone: (781) 231-0422. Requests for sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. 
Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: March 19, 1998.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-7626 Filed 3-23-98; 8:45 am]
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