[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51995-51996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22186]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 082503I]


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 Sciences Advisory 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 Monday, September 15, 2003 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Express, 110 
Middle Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719; telephone: (508) 997-1281.
    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 Social Science Advisory Committee will 
review the analyses of economic and social impacts, including community 
impacts in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Amendment 2 to 
the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. The Committee will also discuss 
progress on developing a clearinghouse for social and economic data and 
a workshop to further the development of social and economic analyses 
of fishery management actions.

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    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 25, 2003.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-22186 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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