[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22035-22036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10950]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 042402C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
a one-day Council meeting on May 16, 2002, to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2002. The meeting 
will begin at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone (978) 777-2500. Requests 
for special accommodations should be addressed to the New England 
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 
01950; telephone (978) 465-0492.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council, (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Thursday, May 16, 2002

    Following introductions, the Council will receive a briefing from 
NOAA General Counsel and NMFS about litigation concerning Framework 
Adjustment 33 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP). Following this report, the Council will provide time on the 
agenda for public comments on any issues that are relevant to fisheries 
management and Council business. The Council's Groundfish Committee 
then will review progress to date on the development of Amendment 13 to 
the FMP. This will include a discussion of the timeline for amendment 
development, identification of a range of potential management 
programs, review and approval of, for purposes of analysis, the 
delineation of discrete management areas and preliminary biological 
objectives for the areas, and a report on the recently held 
recreational and area management meetings. Finally, the Council also 
may develop and approve area management measures, for purposes of 
analysis and

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further Council consideration. The meeting will adjourn after 
discussing any other business before the Council.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, provided that the public has been 
notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the 
emergency.
    The Council will consider public comments at a minimum of two 
Council meetings before making recommendations to the NMFS Regional 
Administrator on any framework adjustment to a fishery management plan. 
If the Regional Administrator concurs with the adjustment proposed by 
the Council, the Regional Administrator may publish the action either 
as proposed or final regulations in the Federal Register. Documents 
pertaining to framework adjustments are available for public review 7 
days prior to a final vote by the Council.

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 date.

    Dated: April 26, 2002.
Virginia M. Fay,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-10950 Filed 5-1-02; 8:45 am]
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