[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25708-25709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11022]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042600C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Capacity Committee in May. 
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 May 18, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New England Fishery 
Management Council Office, 50 Water Street--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 Committee will continue its exploration 
of fishing capacity issues. The Committee will discuss and continue to 
develop three proposals to reduce capacity by allow the transfer of 
fishing permits and/or days-at-sea allocations contingent on reductions 
of days-at-sea upon such transfers. Recommendations from the committee 
will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and 
action, if 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

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J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: April 28, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-11022 Filed 5-2-00; 8:45 am]
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