[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011402E]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 Capacity Committee Report in 
February, 2002. 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, February 5, 2002, 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 committee will discuss and possibly 
recommend actions to implement the guidance provided by the Council at 
the January 2002 Council meeting regarding the possible inclusion of 
capacity reduction proposals in Amendment 13 to the Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). They will also refine the list of 
capacity reduction proposals to be forwarded to the Groundfish Plan 
Development Team for further analyses and to the Council for 
consideration. The Council has directed the Committee to make 
recommendations on revising and combining these proposals for possible 
inclusion in Amendment 13 to the Multispecies 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

    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: January 15, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, national Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-1399 Filed 1-17-02; 8:45 am]
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