[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 34386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-14475]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060203C]


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 Social Science Advisory Committee 
(SSAC) in June, 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 Monday, June 23, 2003 at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 
One Mack Road, Woburn, MA 01801; telephone: (781) 935-8160.
    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 SSAC will meet to review and comment on 
the methods proposed for analyzing social and economic impacts of 
management measures of Monkfish Amendment 2. The Council's Monkfish 
Plan Development Team will consider the SSAC's guidance in developing 
the analysis of management alternatives.
    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.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-14475 Filed 6-6-03; 8:45 am]
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