[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 190 (Friday, September 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58513-58514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25037]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092500C]


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 public meetings of its Groundfish Advisory Panel and Social 
Science Advisory Committee (SSAC) in October, 2000 to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 
Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council 
for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

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DATES: The meetings will held between Monday, October 16, 2000 and 
Tuesday, October 17, 2000. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Danvers, MA and Peabody, MA. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Monday, October 16, 2000, 10:00 a.m.--Social Sciences Advisory 
Committee Meeting
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The SSAC will provide guidance to the Council on proposed public 
meetings to gather information about the social impacts of Council 
management actions for the Northeast multispecies fishery since 1994.
    Tuesday, October 17, 2000, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Advisory Panel 
Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; 
telephone: (781) 245-9300
    The Groundfish Advisory Panel will review management measures being 
developed for Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Plan and will 
develop advice on these measures for the Groundfish Oversight 
Committee. This will include a review of the area management and sector 
allocation approaches. In addition, they will develop suggestions for 
the exempted fisheries program, including details for observer coverage 
of exempted fisheries. If time permits, the Advisory Panel may also 
develop recommendations on the rebuilding programs for overfished 
stocks, advice on changes to closed areas and other refinements to the 
current management measures.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council (or committee) 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

    These meetings are 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 25, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-25037 Filed 9-28-00; 8:45 am]
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