[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 51996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22188]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 082503G]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 Red Crab Oversight Committee and 
Advisory Panel 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 17, 2003 at 7 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Holiday Inn Express 110 Middle 
Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719; telephone: (508) 997-1281.
    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 recommendations 
from the Red Crab Plan Development Team related to annual 
specifications for the Red Crab Fishery Management Plan for fishing 
year 2004 (March 1, 2004-February 28, 2005).
    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. 03-22188 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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