[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 110398A]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Oversight Committee on 
Monday, November 30, 1998 to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from 
this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration 
and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 30, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for the specific time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Portsmouth, NH. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific location.

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, Massachusetts 01906-1036; 
telephone: (781) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Date and Agenda

    Monday, November 30, 1998, 10:00 a.m.--Whiting Oversight Committee 
Meeting.
    Location: Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH 
03801; telephone: (603) 431-6774; fax: (603) 431-5553.
    Review rationale for final management measures for Amendment 12 to 
the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (to manage silver 
hake, offshore hake, and red hake); review text of draft regulations 
for Amendment 12; discuss and resolve outstanding issues identified by 
NMFS relevant to achieving the objectives of the management plan and 
fulfilling the requirements of the Sustainable Fisheries Act.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Committee action during this meeting. Committee 
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this 
notice.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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 date.

    Dated: November 4, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-30263 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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