[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3848]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021003D]


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 Magnuson-Stevens Act Committee in 
March, 2003. 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, March 4, 2003 at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore, 11 
Dorrance Street, 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, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Magnuson-Stevens Act Committee 
will meet on Tuesday, March 4, 2002 at 6 p.m. or following the last 
scheduled item on the agenda for the New England Fishery Management 
Council meeting. The Committee plans to discuss issues related to 
reauthorization of the Magnuson-Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act.
    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: February 11, 2003.
Theophilus R. Brainerd,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-3848 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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