[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23935]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 082098G]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings; public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling several public meetings of its oversight committees and 
advisory panels in September, 1998 to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations 
from these groups will be brought to the full Council for formal 
consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held on September 9 and September 17, 1998. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Gloucester and Saugus, MA. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.--Joint Habitat Committee 
and Advisory Panel Meeting
    Location: New England Fishery Management Council Office conference 
room; 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036; telephone: (781) 231-0422.
    Review and approval of the final Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 
document and environmental assessment prior to final consideration by 
the Council.
    Thursday, September 17, 1998, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Committee 
Meeting
    Location: The Tavern on the Harbor, 30 Western Avenue, Gloucester, 
MA 01930; telephone: (978) 283-4200.
    Review of draft regulatory language for Amendment 9 to the 
Northeast Multispecies Fisheries Management Plan and development of 
guidance to the Council's Multispecies Monitoring Committee (MSMC). 
That group evaluates the effectiveness of the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan and recommends management options for Gulf of 
Maine cod and other species as part of an annual review and plan 
adjustment process. Further regulation of recreational catches, 
modification or addition of closed areas, or a bycatch-only designation 
for Gulf of Maine cod may be among the options considered by the MSMC.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 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: August 31, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-23935 Filed 9-3-98; 8:45 am]
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