[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6646-6647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-252]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020504D]


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 Groundfish Oversight Committee in 
March, 2004. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the 
full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 
Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311.
    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 Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet 
to develop alternatives for Framework 40 (FW 40) to the Northeast

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Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). FW 40 will identify 
opportunities to use regular and reserve Category B Days-At-Sea (DAS). 
In addition, it will consider changing 10 Category C DAS to 10 Category 
B (reserve) DAS for those vessels that will not receive Category A or 
Category B DAS under Amendment 13. FW 40 will also consider changes to 
the conservation tax applied in the DAS leasing and DAS transfer 
programs. The Committee will receive the report of the Groundfish 
Advisory Panel and will develop specific details of proposed measures 
that, subject to Council approval, will be included in FW 40. The 
Committee will also discuss other business, including receiving the 
report of the Advisory Panel on steaming time issues.
    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: February 6, 2004.
Tracey Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-252 Filed 2-11-04; 8:45 am]
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