[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 104 (Friday, May 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30624-30625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1225]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051904B]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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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 Herring Oversight Committee with 
Atlantic States Marine Fishery Service Herring Section. Recommendations 
from these groups will be brought to the full Council for formal 
consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 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 committee will review updated stock and 
fishery information for the 2003 fishing year. They will also review 
Herring Plan Development Team (PDT) and Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Technical Committee (TC) recommendations 
regarding herring specifications for the 2005 fishing year and develop 
Committee/Section recommendations regarding specifications for the 2005 
fishing year and identify a range of options for Total Allowable 
Catches (TACs) to be further analyzed by the PDT/TC. The committee will 
receive an update on the development of Amendment 1 to the Herring 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The ASMFC Section will review and 
approve the ASMFC Herring FMP Review for 2003.
    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: May 25, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1225 Filed 5-27-04; 8:45 am]
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