[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 49437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21046]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081203D]


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 Marine Protected Areas Oversight 
Committee in September, 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 Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 
9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Plymouth Hotel, 180 
Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508) 747-4900.
    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 Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Committee 
will review and develop a position of the Council regarding MPAs; 
review Federal Register notice on MPAs and an Inventory of Existing 
Marine Managed Areas and develop a response for the Council to submit 
during the public comment period. The committee will also develop a 
work plan for MPA issues for consideration by the Council in its 2004 
priorities.
    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 12, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21046 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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