[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72287-72288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 122398C]


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 public meetings of its Herring and Groundfish Oversight 
Committees and Groundfish Advisory Panel in January, 1999 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 January 21, January 25 and 26, 
1999, respectively. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates 
and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Peabody, MA and Portsmouth, NH. 
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 01906-1097; telephone: (781) 
231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

Thursday, January 21, 1999, 10 a.m.--Herring Oversight Committee 
Meeting

    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street (Route 1), Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    Consideration of Atlantic herring management issues including 
``grandfathering'' provisions for large fishing vessels (over 165 
feet), and, for the Gulf of Maine, a Total Allowable Catch ``set-
aside'' for small otter trawl vessels and spawning closure boundaries.

Tuesday, January 25, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Advisory Panel Meeting

    Location: Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 431-8000.
    Review of the draft final document for the annual plan adjustment 
(Framework Adjustment 27) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) and development of advice to the Groundfish 
Committee on a preferred alternative for consideration by the Council. 
The panel also will discuss and advise the Groundfish Committee on 
priorities for 1999. Topics will include, but may not be limited to 
action to address rebuilding programs as needed under the new 
overfishing definitions for all multispecies stocks, implementation of 
a two-tiered permit system to address latent fishing effort, industry 
proposals for scientific research and conservation engineering 
programs, and modification of the annual plan adjustment schedule and a 
possible change to the fishing year.

Tuesday, January 26, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Oversight Committee 
Meeting

    Location: Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 431-8000.
    Review of the draft final document for the 1999 annual plan 
adjustment (Framework Adjustment 27) to the Northeast Multispecies FMP 
and development of a preferred alternative for consideration by the 
Council. The Groundfish Committee also will discuss and recommend 
priorities for 1999. Issues or topics will include, but may not limited 
to action to address rebuilding programs as needed under new 
overfishing definitions for all multispecies stocks, implementation of 
a two-tiered permit system to address latent fishing effort, industry 
proposals for scientific research and conservation engineering 
programs, and modification of the annual adjustment schedule and 
possible change to the fishing year.

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    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: December 23, 1998.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 98-34565 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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