[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-1637]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071904B]


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/Marine Protected Area (MPA) 
Oversight Committee. Recommendations from the committee will be brought 
to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if 
appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Thursday, August 5, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Village Inn, One Beach 
Street, Narragansett, RI 02882; telephone: (401) 783-6767.
    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 essential fish 
habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment 2 issues, including, but not 
limited to, the review of the draft purpose and need statement based on 
the approved goals and objectives, the draft timeline, Habitat Areas of 
Particular Concern and Dedicated Habitat Research Areas issues, and 
thresholds and terms of reference for EFH. They will also review of 
Monkfish Amendment 2/General legal guidance requested on deep-sea coral 
alternatives. Also on the agenda will be the discussion of Framework 
40B to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan with the 
possible development or review of alternatives related to EFH.
    They will discuss the organization of a workshop, co-sponsored by 
the MPA Center, to assist in the development of a draft Council MPA 
policy. They will hear presentations on an ongoing basis in an effort 
to increase the understanding of habitat and MPA related issues. 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 J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 19, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-1637 Filed 7-21-04; 8:45 am]
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