[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 13723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030700C]


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 the joint New England Fishery Management 
Council/Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Monkfish Oversight 
Committee and Monkfish Industry Advisory Panels to consider actions 
affecting New England and Mid-Atlantic fisheries in the exclusive 
economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from the committee will be brought 
to the full Councils for formal consideration and action, if 
appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Yard Restaurant, 1121 South 
Mammoth Road, Manchester, NH 03109; telephone: (603) 623-3545.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will review the current status 
of the fishery in the context of the fishery management plan 
implementation, including the partial-year implementation of Year 1 
measures. The committee will identify problems and issues with the 
current plan and scheduled adjustments, including the plan's impact on 
the fishery in the deep-water canyons and the options for a Grand Banks 
fishery. The committee will also discuss the availability of scientific 
data and the timing of the assessment relative to the Year 3 fishery 
adjustments. At the end of the meeting, the committee will hold a 
closed session to review applications and select new industry advisors.
    Although non-emergency 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 action during this meeting. Action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the notice and 
any issues arising after publication of this notice that require 
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 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: March 8, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-6227 Filed 3-13-00; 8:45 am]
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