[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 19427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9264]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040601I]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 public meeting of its Red Crab Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, 
Route 1, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will hear a report from the 
Red Crab Plan Development Team. The committee will discuss alternatives 
for potential management measures to be considered and analyzed in the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, (DSEIS), for the Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP). They will discuss issues related to an 
overfishing definition, bycatch, developing a reporting and data 
collection system, and biological, social and economic objectives for 
the fishery and the FMP.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group 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: April 9, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-9264 Filed 4-13-01; 8:45 am]
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