[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 36068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1430]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061804A]


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 Herring Advisory Panel and Oversight 
Committee along with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 
(ASMFC) Herring Advisory Panel and Section in July, 2004. 
Recommendations from these committees will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES:  The meeting will held on Monday, July 12, 2004; the Council and 
ASMFC advisory panels will meet jointly from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. 
and a joint meeting of the Herring Committee and the ASMFC Herring 
Section will meet from 3 p.m. until 6:30 p.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: When the Herring Advisory Panels meet from 
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., they will review Herring Plan Development Team 
(PDT) and ASMFC Technical Committee (TC) analyses of TAC options and 
other elements of herring fishery specifications for 2005; provide 
advisory panel recommendation regarding final selection of 2005 
specifications. They will also discuss data issues regarding limited 
access qualification criteria proposed in Amendment 1; develop advisory 
panel recommendation and discuss other elements of Amendment 1.
    When the Herring Oversight Committee and ASMFC Section meet from 3 
p.m. to 6:30 p.m., they will review Herring PDT/TC analyses of TAC 
options and other elements of herring fishery specifications for 2005; 
review advisory panel recommendations; develop Committee/Section 
recommendations regarding final selection of 2005 specifications for 
Council consideration. They will also discuss data issues regarding 
limited access qualification criteria proposed in Amendment 1; review 
advisory panel recommendations; develop committee recommendation for 
Council consideration and discuss other elements of Amendment 1.
    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: June 23, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1430 Filed 6-25-04; 8:45 am]
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