[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 73 (Thursday, April 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19984-19985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-854]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040904B]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its

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Research Steering and Joint Enforcement Oversight Committee and 
Advisory Panel in April and May, 2004 to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations 
from these groups will be brought to the full Council for formal 
consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held on April 30, 2004 and May 4, 2004. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Wakefield and Newburyport, MA. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific locations.
    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:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Friday, April 30, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. Research Steering Committee 
Meeting.
    Location: Sheraton Colonial, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; 
telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    The Research Steering Committee will hear an informal presentation 
on the status of NOAA Fisheries cooperative cod tagging program and 
review project objectives. The Committee will also complete work on a 
policy to incorporate new research results into the management process 
and initiate a discussion on the disposition of catch and the use of 
days-at-sea when vessels are engaged in cooperative research. They will 
address the possibility of allowing the use of B-days, as defined in 
Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, for 
cooperative research purposes. Finally, the Committee will develop a 
list of priorities and activities for 2004.
    Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. Joint Enforcement Oversight 
Committee and Advisory Panel Meeting.
    Location: New England Fishery Management Council Office, 50 Water 
Street, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
    The Enforcement Committee and Advisors will review the current 
penalty schedule, and make recommendations with respect to egregious 
violations.
    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

    These meetings are 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: April 12, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-854 Filed 4-14-04; 8:45 am]
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