[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19555-19556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9812]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 041702C]


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 Groundfish Oversight Committee in 
May, 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, May 7, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. and 
Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1230 
Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102; telephone: (207) 774-5611.
    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: This meeting will focus on commercial 
fishing for groundfish in the inshore and offshore Gulf of Maine areas. 
Measures for the inshore Gulf of Maine area will be discussed on 
Tuesday, May 7 and measures for the offshore Gulf of Maine area will be 
discussed on Wednesday, May 8. Proposed area boundaries can be obtained 
from the Council. Interested parties will be consulted to identify 
management measures that will achieve specific biological, economic, 
and social objectives identified by the Council. Such measures may 
include, but are not limited to, trip or possession limits, changes to 
the days-at-sea program, year-round or seasonal closed areas, or gear 
changes. Suggestions for management measures should consider all 
Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements.
    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

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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: April 17, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-9812 Filed 4-19-02; 8:45 am]
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