[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 63623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26139]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100802D]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee, Habitat 
Oversight Committee and Groundfish Oversight Committee in October, 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 meetings will be between October 28 - 30, 2002. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Wakefield, MA, Plymouth, MA and 
Portsmouth, NH. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.
    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 Dates and Agendas

    Monday, October 28, 2002, 9:30 a.m.--Research Steering Committee 
Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; 
telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    The committee will hear an update on the status of current 
projects, recent contract awards and funding for the NOAA Fisheries 
Cooperative Research Partners Initiative. They will also discuss 
development of procedures for tracking cooperative research projects, 
project evaluation, and the integration of results into the management 
process. Also on the agenda will be discussion and planning for a 
public process to identify habitat research priorities that could be 
addressed through collaborative research.
    Tuesday, October 29, 2002, 9:30--Habitat Oversight Committee 
Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Inn, 180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360; 
telephone: (508) 747-4900.
    The Committee will review the analysis for the Essential Fish 
Habitat Sections of the Draft Supplementary Environmental Impact 
Statement (DSEIS) for Amendment 13. They may select preferred 
alternatives for Amendment 13 to be recommended to the full Council.
    Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Oversight 
Committee Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Ave., Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 431-8000.
    The committee will meet to review the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan. The Committee will review alternatives and analyses, 
provide advice on improving the DEIS, and will consider recommending a 
preferred alternative for Council consideration. In addition, the 
Committee will meet in a closed session to review applications to fill 
several vacant advisory panel positions.
    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

    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: October 9, 2002.
Matteo J. Milazzo,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-26139 Filed 10-11-02; 8:45 am]
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