[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2782]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101504D]


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 Scallop Oversight Committee in 
November 2004. 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, November 4, 2004, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Comfort Inn, 1940 Post Road, 
Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 732-0470.
    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 Scallop Oversight Committee will 
consider options and recommend alternatives for Framework Adjustment 
(FW) 17 that would require some or all vessels with general category 
scallop permits to operate vessel monitoring system (VMS) equipment. 
The recommendations would be approved by the Council at its November 
16-18, 2004 meeting, followed by a final framework meeting on February 
1-3, 2005.
    In addition, the Plan Development Team and Advisory Panel will 
brief the committee about preliminary work on the 2005 Stock Assessment 
and Fishery Evaluation Report. The final report is scheduled for 
presentation to the Council in September 2005. Planning issues related 
to FW 17 (general category VMS) or FW 18 (biennial specifications and 
adjustments) may also be discussed. The committee meeting will conclude 
with a closed-door session to review Advisory Panel applications and 
discuss appointment recommendations. These recommendations will be 
presented to the Council's Executive Committee at its next meeting.
    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: October 18, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-2782 Filed 10-20-04; 8:45 am]
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