[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10053-10054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4477]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021600C]


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 Capacity Committee (Committee) in 
March, 2000. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the 
full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 9, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-8238.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, 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 Committee will continue its exploration

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of fishing capacity issues. The Committee will review available 
information that may indicate the status of capacity in New England 
fisheries. Committee members will prioritize the problems caused by 
excess capacity in New England fisheries, and will identify possible 
solutions to identified problems. The Committee will develop 
alternatives on how to address fishing capacity issues. These suggested 
alternatives will be referred to the Council and the appropriate 
species oversight committees for further development as appropriate.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, 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 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: February 17, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-4477 Filed 2-24-00; 8:45 am]
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