[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 54171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21313]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081502F]


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 Scallop Oversight Committee in 
September, 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 Monday, September 9, 2002, at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Providence Biltmore, 11 Dorrance 
Street, Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 421-0700.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director; 
telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will meet to develop 
recommendations for approval of final alternatives in the annual 
adjustment to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Framework 
Adjustment 15 to the FMP); options under consideration for the 2003 
fishing year include but are not limited to: an adjustment to the 
annual day-at-sea allocations for vessels with limited access permits, 
continuing the controlled access program for one or both of the Hudson 
Canyon and VA/NC Areas, and a day-at-sea tradeoff exemption procedure. 
The committee will also review the Habitat Committee's recommendations 
for alternatives in Amendment 10 and may develop advice for the 
September 10-12, 2002 Council meeting. Other business may be taken up 
as needed.
    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: August 15, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21313 Filed 8-20-02; 8:45 am]
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