[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 47912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20510]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080503C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Oversight Committee in 
September, 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, September 3, 2003 at 8 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich 
Ave., Warwick, RI 02886.
    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 review progress to date 
on development of alternatives for analysis in Amendment 1 to the 
Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). They will review Herring 
Advisory Panel recommendations regarding the range of alternatives for 
Amendment 1. They will also receive and discuss Council staff report on 
information related to the role of herring in the ecosystem and the 
importance of herring as a forage species. Also on the agenda will be 
developing Committee recommendations for Council consideration 
regarding the range of alternatives for analysis in the Amendment 1 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS).
    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: August 6, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-20510 Filed 8-11-03; 8:45 am]
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