[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 18054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-763]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 033104D]


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 Habitat/Marine Protected Area 
Committee in April, 2004. Recommendations from the committee will be 
brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if 
appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    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 discuss upcoming Omnibus 
Habitat Amendment organizational issues and presentations on general 
habitat education issues. They will debate and consider essential fish 
habitat issues related to Herring Amendment 1 and Multispecies 
Framework 40.
    In addition, they will discuss Marine Protected Area (MPA) policies 
from around the nation and begin the development a draft MPA policy 
statement for further discussion and eventual Council consideration. 
The committee may take up other non-actionable topics as necessary.
    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: March 31, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-763 Filed 4-5-04; 8:45 am]
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