[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20568]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080601D]


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 
Groundfish Oversight Committee in August and September, 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 30, 2001 and September 4, 
2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Peabody, MA and Portland, ME. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Thursday, August 30, 2001, 9:30 a.m.- Research Steering Committee 
Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The Council's Research Steering Committee will meet to review a 
final report submitted to NMFS by Dr. Chris Glass of the Manomet Center 
for Conservation Sciences concerning a series of workshops held to 
solicit fishermen's views on bycatch/discard/conservation engineering 
issues.
    Tuesday, September 4, 2001, 9:30 a.m.- Groundfish Oversight 
Committee Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 
04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311.
    The Groundfish committee will meet to finalize options for 
Framework 36 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 
(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

    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: August 8, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-20568 Filed 8-14-01; 8:45 am]
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