[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4394-4395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2262]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 012402C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 and Mid-Atlantic 
Council (Councils) are scheduling a public meeting of their joint 
Monkfish Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel in February, 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 joint meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2002 and 
the committee meeting will be held Wednesday, February 13, 2002. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
    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 Date and Agenda

Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. and Wednesday, February 13, 
2002 at 9:30 a.m.

    Tuesday's joint meeting Agenda: The Advisory Panel will elect a 
chair. The Committee and Advisors will review the Amendment 2 purpose 
and need, timeline, stock status and management advice from SAW 34, PDT 
recommendations and scoping comments on Amendment 2 to the Monkfish 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Advisors will provide the Committee with 
initial comments and recommendations for measures to be considered in 
Amendment 2. Items to be considered are covered in the Amendment 2 
scoping document.
    Wednesday's committee meeting agenda: The Committee will outline 
Amendment 2 goals and objectives and provide guidance to the PDT on the 
analysis needed to develop management alternatives. The Committee will 
also set a meeting schedule to enable the completion of timeline 
milestones, particularly finalization of alternatives to be considered 
by the Council for inclusion in the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement at the May Council meeting.
    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

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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 25, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-2262 Filed 1-29-02; 8:45 am]
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