[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 77731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-3838]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 122104E]


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 Groundfish Oversight Committee in 
January, 2005 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in 
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will 
be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if 
appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on January 13, 2005, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (978) 339-2200.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Groundfish Committee will meet to 
consider changes to the management measures, if necessary, in order to 
meet the objectives of Amendment 13. In addition to changes that may be 
needed to respond to the updated assessments, the Committee may 
consider changes to other management measures. These could include, but 
are not limited to, an extension of the days-at-sea leasing program, 
modifications to the default measures, modifications to existing 
Special Access Programs (SAPs) or additional SAPs, changes to 
permitting conditions, reviews of bycatch information, etc.
    As a result of the extensive scope of this next management action, 
the Groundfish Committee will also meet to develop recommendations on 
the broad issues to be addressed in the next adjustment, identify the 
information that will be needed to support decisions on those issues, 
develop a timeline for the Committee's work, and may begin to identify 
specific measures that will be included. The Committee's 
recommendations will be presented to the full Council for consideration 
at a later date.
    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: December 22, 2004.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E4-3838 Filed 12-27-04; 8:45 am]
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