[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37010-37011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-17731]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071001E]


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 Scallop Oversight Committee in 
August 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, August 3, 2001 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn, 230 Leebank 
Highway, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 286-5665.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Oversight Committee will develop advice 
and guidance for the Plan Development Team and other technical 
committees, following Council approval of management alternatives to be 
included in Draft Amendment 10 and analyzed by its Draft Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement.
    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 date.


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    Dated: July 10, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-17731 Filed 7-13-01; 8:45 am]
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