[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080200C]


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 on Wednesday, August 
30, 2000 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, August 30, 2000, at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport Hotel 
Providence, 2081 Post Road Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401)739-3000.

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 as described in the recent 31st Stock Assessment 
Workshop Report and other available information, including landings 
data, survey indices and recommendations for updated biological 
reference points. The committee will identify issues and outline 
options for consideration in the annual plan adjustment, including 
options for separate management of inshore and offshore fisheries in 
the Southern Fishery Management Area (SFMA), options for fisheries in 
the deep-water canyons and for a Grand Banks fishery, and for the 
protection of spawning activity. The committee will also discuss the 
impact of sea turtle protection measures in the SFMA on the monkfish 
fishery. The committee will also discuss scheduling of upcoming 
meetings, including advisory panel meetings, to complete the annual 
plan adjustment framework.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified 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: August 2, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-19994 Filed 8-7-00; 8:45 am]
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