[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 184 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24299]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091800A]


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 will convene a 
public meeting of its Groundfish Oversight Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held October 10-11, 2000, beginning at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Colonial Hotel, One 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone (781) 245-9300.
    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 Groundfish Oversight Committee will 
continue its development of management alternatives for Amendment 13 to 
the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The Committee will 
finalize its recommendations for rebuilding plans for overfished 
stocks, measures to address capacity in the groundfish fishery, and 
options for closed areas and refine its proposals for the status quo, 
area management, and sector allocation alternatives. Recommendations 
from this group 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, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not 
be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. 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: September 18, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-24299 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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