[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7629-7630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011201F]


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 Committee and its Herring 
Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel (joint with the Atlantic States 
Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Herring Section Advisory Panel, in 
February, 2001 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 held between Tuesday, February 6, 2001 and 
Tuesday, February 13, 2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Peabody, MA and Danvers, MA. 
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

    Tuesday, February 6, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Oversight 
Committee Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960; 
telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee will continue development of 
management alternatives for Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Committee will continue to refine 
the area management alternative. It will also consider the 
recommendations of the Plan Development Team (PDT) with respect to 
minor adjustments to the status quo management measures, and will 
provide further advice to the PDT for developing those alternatives. 
The Committee will also further develop technical measures in the 
alternatives, such as developing a flexible closure system, days-at-sea 
counting and allocation alternatives, and other issues. The Committee 
intends to present these alternatives to the Council at the March 14-
15, 2001 Council meeting.
    Tuesday, February 13, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Joint Herring Oversight 
Committee, Advisory Panel and ASMFC Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 
01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
    The agenda includes discussion of the Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) proposal for an Area 1A landings 
prohibition until June 1 of each fishing year, as well as possible 
modification of spawning area boundaries and the spawning tolerance 
provisions in the ASMFC Atlantic Herring management plan. The committee 
and panel will review the controlled access/limited entry goals and 
proposals from recent industry group meetings and develop 
recommendation to the Council for further action. There will also be a 
discussion of herring research priorities and possible funding sources.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council 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: January 18, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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