[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12367]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050901D]


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 Research Steering Committee and 
Herring Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel (joint with the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Herring Section Panel) in 
May and June 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 May 31, 2001, and June 6, 2001. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Wakefield and Peabody, MA. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (978) 465-0492. Requests for 
special accommodations should be addressed to the Council (see 
ADDRESSES).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Thursday, May 31, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Research Steering Committee 
Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; 
telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    The agenda will include an update on the April 2001 workshop held 
to discuss industry-based surveys/study fleets and NMFS follow-up 
activities. The committee will discuss and evaluate recommendations in 
a report prepared by the New England Aquarium on cod-tagging. There 
will also be a discussion of the committee's role in long-term research 
programs in New England. The committee will have a follow-up discussion 
about future research planning over the next 3 to 5 years.
    Wednesday, June 6, 2001, 10 a.m.--Joint Herring Oversight 
Committee, Advisory Panel and ASMFC Meeting.
    The committee and advisors will review the annual Stock Assessment 
and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for the 2000 fishing year, and 
recommendations from the Herring Plan Development Team for 2002 fishing 
year specifications for optimum yield from the fishery, total allowable 
level of foreign fishing, joint venture processing and total allowable 
catch for each management area. The committee and advisors will develop 
recommendations to the Council on specifications for the 2002 fishing 
year. The meeting will be held jointly with the ASMFC Herring Section 
who will be discussing proposals for herring spawning area closures 
tolerance provisions. Following that discussion, time permitting, the 
committee will finalize its list of questions to the advisors on 
controlled access/limited entry in the herring fishery.
    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

    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: May 11, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-12367 Filed 5- 15-01; 8:45 am]
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