[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 25349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11736]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050603C]


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 Research Steering Committee in May, 
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 Wednesday, May 28, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Peabody, One 
Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    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 committee will have a discussion of the 
results of the recent habitat research scoping meetings and development 
of habitat priorities for inclusion in a NOAA Fisheries Request for 
Proposals (RFP). They will further refine the RFP review and evaluation 
process, including project evaluation criteria. Also on the agenda will 
be discussion of the status of the Committee's process to incorporate 
the results of cooperative research into the management arena.
    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: May 6, 2003.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-11736 Filed 5-9-03; 8:45 am]
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