[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 33 (Friday, February 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8346-8347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-665]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021405C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Groundfish and Advisory Panels 
and Bycatch Oversight Committee in March, 2005 to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 
Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council 
for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meetings will be held on March 9 and March 10, 2005. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Peabody, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council (978) 465-0492. Requests for 
special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery 
Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; 
telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 9:30 a.m.-Joint Groundfish and Whiting 
Advisory Panel Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The advisory panels will discuss potential bycatch issues facing 
the groundfish and whiting fisheries due to the very large 2003-year 
class of haddock. They will review existing oversight committee 
recommendations and recommend to these committees additional strategies 
and measures designed to reduce haddock bycatch.
    Thursday, March 10, 2005, at 9 a.m.-Ad Hoc Bycatch Oversight 
Committee Meeting.
    Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Route 1, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    The Bycatch Committee will review recommendations from the Advisors 
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well as develop final recommendations to the Council regarding 
potential haddock bycatch reduction measures for herring, whiting and 
groundfish fisheries, as well as recommendations on implementation 
procedures so that the recommendations can be in place prior to any 
significant haddock bycatch situations in those fisheries.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups 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

    These meetings are 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 five days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: February 15, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-665 Filed 2-17-05; 8:45 am]
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