[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51339-51340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25729]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 091798E]


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.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Advisory Panel and Whiting 
Committee in October, 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 October 9 and October 20, 1998, 
respectively. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
times.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (781) 231-0422. Requests for 
special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery 
Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036; telephone: (781) 
231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

     Friday, October 9, 1998, 10:00 a.m.--Whiting Advisory Panel 
Meeting.
    Location: New England Fishery Management Council Office, 5 
Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036; telephone (781) 231-0422.
    Preparation of formal Whiting Advisory Panel comments on the public 
hearing document for Amendment 11 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP), a program to manage whiting, red hake and 
offshore hake, and comments on the associated Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement.
     Tuesday, October 20, 1998, 10:00 a.m.--Whiting Committee Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; 
telephone: (508) 339-2200.
    Development of recommendations on final management measures to be 
included in Amendment 11 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP, a program 
to manage whiting, red hake and offshore hake.
    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.


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    Dated: September 21, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-25729 Filed 9-24-98; 8:45 am]
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