[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27017-27018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12468]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051303B]


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 Enforcement Oversight Committee and 
Advisory Panel and a Joint Meeting of its Herring Oversight and 
Advisory Panel in June, 2003 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 held on June 2 and June 3, 2003. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Portsmouth, NH and Portland, 
ME. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Monday, June 2, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.-Enforcement Oversight and 
Advisory Panel Meeting.
    Location: Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH 
03801; telephone: (603) 431-6774.
    The committee will review habitat enforcement analyses for 
groundfish, scallops, and monkfish. The committee will also discuss the 
enforcement aspects of allowing fishing vessels to land fish, harvested 
on the same trip, at multiple ports. Finally, the committee will 
discuss any other business that comes before it.
    Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.-Joint Herring Oversight 
Committee and Advisory Panel Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 
04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311.
    The panels will review the May 29, 2003 Plan Development Team (PDT) 
Report. They will develop goals and objectives for Amendment 2 to the 
Herring Fishery Management Plan. They will also begin development of 
alternatives for Amendment 2 and provide guidance to the Herring PDT.
    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: May 13, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-12468 Filed 5-16-03; 8:45 am]
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