[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 33681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14179]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060203B]


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 Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) in June, 2003 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries 
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group 
will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and 
action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Logan Airport, 
225 McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 569-5250.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) will provide the Council guidance on developing management 
reference points for the Atlantic Sea Herring Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP) in light of the stock assessments presented at the U.S. - Canada 
Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee in February 2003. The 
Council will consider the SSC's guidance in the development of 
Amendment 1 to the Herring 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: June 2, 2003.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-14179 Filed 6-4-03; 8:45 am]
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