[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-550]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 010302G]


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 January, 2002, 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 January 24 and January 25, 2002. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Colonial Hotel, 
One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    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, January 24, 2002, 9:30 a.m.- Research Steering Committee 
Meeting.
    The committee will review its roles and responsibilities. They will 
review experimental fishery permit correspondence. They will also 
discuss the development of a mechanism for project tracking and 
evaluation and incorporation into the management process. The agenda 
will include planning for the next Request For Proposals. Time 
permitting, the committee will review Dr. William Phoel's silver hake 
project report.
    Friday, January 25, 2002, 9:30 a.m.- Groundfish Oversight Committee 
Meeting.
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee will resume its work on 
Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. 
Amendment 13 will establish rebuilding programs for overfished stocks, 
and end overfishing for those stocks where it is occurring. The 
Committee will review the goals and objectives for the Amendment, and 
may revise them if necessary. In addition, the Committee will review 
the management measures under consideration and may select additional 
management alternatives for future consideration. The Committee will 
also plan its future work on the 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

    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: January 4, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-550 Filed 1-8-02; 8:45 am]
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