[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69359-69360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3357]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 112304B]


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 (NEFMC) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering 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 Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Boston Marriott Burlington, 
Route 128, Burlington, MA 01803; telephone: (781) 229-6565.
    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: At this meeting the committee will receive a 
presentation on the NMFS process to consider experimental fishery 
permit requests and develop related comments for consideration by the 
NEFMC and Regional Administrator. They will continue discussions on 
2005 research priorities, particularly in relation to the long-term 
programs currently underway in the Northeast such as the cod tagging, 
study fleet and industry-based survey initiatives. They will also 
coordinate comments on final reports that have been funded through 
NMFS'

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cooperative research program and begin to develop a consistent process 
for the various research set-aside programs provided for in the NEFMC 
fishery management plans.
    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 NEFMC'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 23, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3357 Filed 11-26-04; 8:45 am]
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