[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40234-40235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19219]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072301H]


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 public meetings of its Herring Advisory Panel with the Mid 
Atlantic Fishery Council's Mackerel Advisory Panel and its Herring 
Oversight Committee in August, 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 August 15 and August 22, 2001. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Wakefield and Danvers, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Wednesday, August 15, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. - Joint Herring Advisory 
Panel and Mid Atlantic Fishery Council Mackerel Advisory Panel Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; 
telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    This group will discuss issues and options for limited entry/
controlled

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access both for the Area 1A herring fishery and for the herring and 
mackerel fisheries generally. They will finalize recommendations to the 
Herring Committee on whether to continue development of a limited 
entry/controlled access program in 2002. The Committee will consider 
the advisors' recommendations on August 22, and make a recommendation 
to the Council in September during the Council discussion on 2002 work-
load priorities.
    Wednesday, August 22, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. - Herring Oversight 
Committee Meeting
    Location: Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 Ferncroft Drive, Danvers, MA 
01923; telephone: (781) 777-2500.
    The committee will review advisory panel recommendations and 
finalize recommendations to the Council, in its scheduling of work-load 
priorities, on what management actions should be undertaken in 2002 
regarding the development of a limited entry/controlled access program. 
The committee will also discuss issues and options for Framework 1 to 
the Herring Fishery Management Plan. Framework 1 would implement a 
split season quota for Area 1A. They will also discuss a request for an 
increase in the joint venture (JV) allocation through a mid-season 
adjustment.
    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: July 25, 2001.
Dean swanson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-19219 Filed 8-1-01; 8:45 am]
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