[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15196]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060601C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 Oversight Committee in 
June, 2001. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the 
full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Friday, June 29, 2001, at 10 a.m.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will hear and discuss a 
preliminary report on the social and economic aspects and available 
information for the red crab fishing industry. The Committee will hear 
and discuss a report from the Plan Development Team on progress on the 
development of the Red Crab Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 
Committee will discuss and develop specific management alternatives for 
the Red Crab 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: June 12, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-15196 Filed 6-14-01; 8:45 am]
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