[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3245]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111204D]


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 Areas/
Ecosystem Oversight Committee in December, 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, December 2, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Harborside 
Portsmouth Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: 
(603) 431-2300.
    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 continue to work on 
elements of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment 2 
including, but not limited to; progress on dedicated habitat research 
areas, EFH species reports, EFH designation working group, strategy for 
prioritizing protection of EFH, and non-fishing impacts workshop. The 
Committee will discuss the ecosystems pilot project work plan and the 
potential application of the proposed habitat closed areas in Lydonia 
and Oceanographer canyons to other fisheries. They will also develop 
comments contributing to a Council response to the Cape Wind Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement. Other topics may be discussed at the 
Committee's discretion.
    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: November 15, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3245 Filed 11-17-04; 8:45 am]
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