[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27848]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102901C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Oversight and Advisory Panel 
for November, 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 Tuesday, November 27, 2001, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200.
    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 and Advisory Panel 
will discuss the 2001 Small Mesh Multispecies Stock Assessment and 
Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report. They will also discuss Whiting 
Monitoring Committee Recommendations. They will identify issues and 
develop a scoping document for Amendment 14 (whiting) to the 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The agenda will also 
include discussion of a timeline, a schedule for scoping and future 
Committee meetings, as well as a timeline for the development of 
Amendment.
    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: October 31, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-27848 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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