[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 14585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7254]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031903D]


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 Essential Fish Habitat Tech Team and 
Representatives from its Groundfish, Monkfish, Habitat, Sea Scallops, 
Skate, Whiting and Herring Advisory Panels in April, 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 Thursday, April 10, 2003, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Taunton,700 
Myles Standish Boulevard, Taunton, MA 02780; telephone: (508) 823-0430.
    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; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The panels will develop one habitat closed 
area alternative that will be analyzed and incorporated into both 
Amendment 10 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and Amendment 
13 to the Multispecies FMP.
    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: March 20, 2003.
Matteo J. Milazzo,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-7254 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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