[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17151-17152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7682]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032201A]


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 Joint Groundfish Oversight Committee 
and Advisory Panel and Habitat Committee

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in April, 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 be held on Monday, April 16, 2001, and 
Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. each day.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Monday, April 16, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Joint Groundfish Oversight 
Committee and Advisory Panel Meeting
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee & Advisory Panel will continue 
development of management alternatives for Amendment 13 to the 
Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which will 
achieve biological goals of the Amendment. The panel and committee will 
also consider the recommendations of the Plan Development Team (PDT). 
PDT options include measures that, if adopted, may reduce days-at-sea 
and may control latent or unused days-at-sea. The Committee will also 
further develop measures in the alternatives, such as developing a 
flexible closure system, days-at-sea counting and allocation 
alternatives, closed areas and other issues. The Committee may discuss 
recreational fishing measures. The Committee intends to present these 
alternatives to the Council at the May 2-3, 2001 Council meeting.
    Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Habitat Oversight Committee 
Meeting
    The agenda will include a discussion of habitat measures, 
alternatives and analyses to be included in the Groundfish FMP 
Amendment 13 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The 
committee will consider preliminary information on required essential 
fish habitat (EFH) components of proposed Skate and Red Crab FMPs. They 
will also review EFH consultation activities, including a proposed 
General Concurrence for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia 
District's Nationwide Permit Program. The Committee will review 
applications to the Advisory Panel in a closed session.
    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: March 23, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-7682 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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