[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 205 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 63236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27186]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101700F]


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 public meeting of its Groundfish and Monkfish Oversight 
Committees in November, 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.

DATES: The meetings will be held between Monday, November 6, 2000 and 
Wednesday, November 8, 2000. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Monday, November 6, 2000 at 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Oversight 
Committee Meeting
    Location: Peabody Marriott Hotel, 8A Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: 978-977-6478.
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee will finalize its 
recommendations for management alternatives to be included in Amendment 
13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This 
will include recommendations on rebuilding programs, measures to 
address capacity issues, and the four broad approaches to management 
that are under consideration (status quo, adjustments to the status 
quo, area management, and sector allocation). The committees' 
recommendations will be reviewed by the Council at its November 14-16 
meeting. After approval by the Council, the proposed alternatives will 
be analyzed and a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and 
public hearing document prepared. The committee will meet in a closed 
session to review advisory panel applications.
    Wednesday, November 8, 2000 at 10:00 a.m.--Monkfish Oversight 
Committee Meeting
    Location: Sheraton International Hotel at BWI Airport, 7032 Elm 
Road, Baltimore, MD 21240; telephone: (410) 691-9827.
    The committee will review the Stock Assessment and Fishery 
Evaluation (SAFE) Report for 1999, including the Monkfish Monitoring 
Committee Report. Based on this review, the committee will develop 
recommendations to the Council for adjustments to the Monkfish Fishery 
Management Plan for the 2001 fishing year, in accordance with the 
framework adjustment procedures in the FMP. The committee will review 
the Monkfish Advisory Panel recommendations on trip limit options to 
address perceived inequities across fleet sectors, a range of 
alternatives for monkfish spawning area/time management, and on 
possible options for bycatch control and minimizing discards of 
monkfish in small mesh fisheries. The committee will also develop 
recommendations to the Council for research priorities under 
cooperative programs with the industry.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal 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 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: October 18, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-27186 Filed 10-20-00; 8:45 am]
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