[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6048-6049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020299E]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) in February, 1999 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 Tuesday, February 23, 1999. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Peabody, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for 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 Dates and Agendas

    Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Scientific and

Statistical Committee Meeting

    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960; 
telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    Agenda: The SSC will evaluate the adequacy of scallop biomass and 
yield estimates, data on groundfish bycatch, and habitat information 
for developing management options to allow fishing for scallops in the 
groundfish closed areas.

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    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 for formal action during this meeting. 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: February 3, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-2994 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]
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