[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7646]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 032103A]


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 1-day Council meeting on April 15, 2003, to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2003. The meeting 
will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft, 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:

Tuesday, April 15, 2003

    Following introductions, the Council will reconsider and finalize 
Groundfish Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan reference point and rebuilding alternatives and control 
rules. In considering options, the Council will review rebuilding 
projections prepared by the Plan Development Team (PDT), and NMFS and 
peer review reports and add to or reduce the number of alternatives. 
The Council will also finalize Total Allowance Catch (TAC) management 
alternatives including defining and controlling directed and incidental 
catch; review and approval of Groundfish Committee suggestions for 
clarifying Amendment 13 management measures and finalize alternatives 
to implement the U.S. Canada Resource Sharing Agreement including the 
handling of TAC coverages and overages. The Council meeting will 
adjourn following the conclusion of any other outstanding business.
    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.

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: March 25, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-7646 Filed 3-28-03; 8:45 am]
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