[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9557-9558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3279]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020101B]


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 Committee, Groundfish 
Advisory Panel and Social Sciences Advisory Committee(SSAC) 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 Thursday, February 22 and 
Wednesday, February 28, 2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Peabody and Newburyport, 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

    Thursday, February 22, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Advisory Panel 
Meeting
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The Groundfish Advisory Panel will review the proposed management 
alternatives for Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Plan. These 
alternatives have been developed by the Groundfish Plan Development 
Team and the Groundfish Oversight Committee during the past year. The

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Panel will develop its recommendations on the alternatives for further 
consideration by the Groundfish Oversight Committee. They will review 
the biological objectives for the amendment and will comment on those 
objectives. The Advisory Panel will develop recommendations for an 
observer program for the multispecies fishery, including funding 
sources. They will also identify issues that it believes may need 
further attention by the Committee, and may develop suggested 
alternatives to the management measures under development.
    Friday, February 23, 2001, 10:00 a.m.--Social Sciences Advisory 
Committee Meeting
    Location: Council Office, 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950; 
telephone: (978) 465-0492.
    The Committee will review information collected from public 
meetings about the social and community impacts of Amendment 5, 
Amendment 7 and subsequent framework adjustments to the Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (Multispecies FMP). The Committee 
also will review economic information developed by the Council staff 
about the impacts of these measures. The information about the social, 
economic, and community impacts will be used in the development of 
Amendment 13 to the Multispecies FMP. The Committee also will discuss 
the organization of workshops for improving social and economic 
analyses.
    Tuesday, February 27, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday, February 
28, 2001, at 8:30 a.m.--Groundfish Oversight Committee Meeting
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee Panel will review the proposed 
management alternatives for Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies 
Plan. These alternatives have been developed by the Groundfish Plan 
Development Team and the Groundfish Oversight Committee during the past 
year. The Committee will finalize its recommendation on management 
alternatives that will be presented to the Council for consideration at 
the March Council meeting. The Committee will identify issues that it 
believes may need further attention by the Plan Development Team, and 
may develop additional alternatives to the management measures under 
development. The Committee may discuss all elements of the 
alternatives, including the biological objectives. The Committee will 
also receive a report on the social impacts of management measures that 
have adopted since 1994, based on information collected by the Council 
staff in late 2000. Staff will also present an analysis of groundfish 
fishing vessel gross revenues since 1994. This information will be used 
by the Committee in choosing and evaluating management alternatives.
    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: February 2, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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