[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5323-5324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2342]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012800C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION:  Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Oversight Committee and 
Groundfish Advisory Panel on February 16, 2000, to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive

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economic zone. Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the 
full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES:  The meeting will be held on February 16, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 
50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone 978-777-2500.
    Council Address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, The Tannery-Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone 978-465-
0492.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Groundfish Oversight Committee and 
Groundfish Advisory Panel will hear a presentation by the Northeast 
Fisheries Science Center on current information regarding fish stock 
boundaries in the region. The Committee and Panel will review problems 
and issues identified during the scoping process of Amendment 13 to the 
Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and organize the 
amendment development strategy. This organization may include the 
formation of working groups consisting of advisory panel and committee 
members, and will include the initial tasking of work to be completed 
by the Council Staff and Plan Development Team.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, these 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 document and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified 
of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.

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 dates.

    Dated: January 28, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-2342 Filed 2-2-00; 8:45 am]
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