[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8844]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031098F]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of revision of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has 
rescheduled the public meeting of its Monkfish Oversight Committee and 
Advisory Panel that was scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 1998. The 
meeting was announced in the Federal Register on March 17, 1998. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for revisions.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 13-14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Airport Holiday Inn, 225 
McClellan Highway, East Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 569-5250.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 5 
Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1097.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial notice published on March 17, 
1998 (63 FR 13034). The original notice stated that the meeting was to 
held on April 14, 1998, only. The meeting is rescheduled for April 13 
and April 14, 1998. Agenda is as follows:
    Monday, April 13, 1998, 9:30 a.m.--Monkfish Advisory Panel
    Evaluate and recommend modifications to the draft final management 
measures for the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
    Monday, April 13, 1998, 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday, April 14, 1998, 8:30 
a.m.--Monkfish Oversight Committee
    Approval of final management measures to be included in the 
Monkfish FMP, for New England and Mid-Atlantic Council consideration. 
On April 13, 1998, the agenda will include time for public comments on 
the proposed final management measures.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
these groups for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda listed 
in this notice.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 30, 1998.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-8844 Filed 3-31-98; 3:12 pm]
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