[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30883-30884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1227]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052504B]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 Advisory Panel and Habitat/
Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Oversight Committee in June, 2004. 
Recommendations from these committees will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES:  The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 from 8:30 
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for the Advisory Panel only, then from 9:30 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m. jointly with the Oversight Committee and then from 11:30 
a.m. until adjourn, the Habitat/MPA Committee will meet.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 1000 
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 436-2121.
    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 Habitat Advisory Panel will meet 
separately from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. then jointly with the Committee 
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to review the scoping comments for the 
essential fish habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment. At 11:30 a.m, the 
Habitat Committee will meet, and based on the earlier review of the 
scoping comments for the EFH Omnibus Amendment, will develop 
recommendations for the Council's consideration regarding the goals and 
objectives of the Amendment. They will consider a draft Research for 
Proposals (RFP) for Habitat Areas of Particular Concern proposals and 
Dedicated Habitat Research Areas proposals. They will develop 
alternatives to allow shrimp trawling into the Western Gulf Of Maine 
Habitat Closed Area in Framework 40B to the Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan. Also on the agenda will be development of a draft 
proposal for NOAA Marine Protected Areas Center funding to assist in 
the development of a Council MPA policy. Other business will be 
discussed at the discretion of the Committee.
    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

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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. E4-1227 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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