[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16936]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062800B]


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 meeting of its Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (M-SFCMA) Committee in July, 2000 to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 
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 Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at 9:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at offices of the Rhode Island 
Department of Environmental Management, 235 Promenade Street, 
Providence, RI; telephone: (401)222-6605.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (978) 465-0492. Requests for 
special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery 
Management Council, 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: 
(978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will meet to develop comments 
on the 2000 reauthorization of the M-SFCMA.
    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 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: June 29, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-16936 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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