[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 66970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28678]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 103000E]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 joint public meeting of its Skate Oversight Committee and 
Skate Advisory Panel in November, 2000. Recommendations from these 
committees will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration 
and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The Skate Advisory Panel meeting will held on Thursday, November 
30, 2000, at 8:30 a.m. and the Skate Oversight Committee will join them 
at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ramada Inn, 936 West Main 
Road, Middletown, RI 02842; telephone: (401) 846-7600

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is the first meeting for the newly-
established Skate Advisory Panel. Advisors will meet to review advisory 
panel policies and elect a chairman. The Skate Committee will join them 
for a workshop on skate species identification. There will be a 
presentation of the final Skate Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 
(SAFE) Report and development and approval of a scoping document for 
Skate Fishery Management Plan. The committee will review a timeline for 
scoping.
    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

    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: November 2, 2000.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-28678 Filed 11-7-00; 8:45 am]
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