[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6189]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032405C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Advisory Panel in April 
2005. Recommendations from the panel will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Coastal Institute University 
of Rhode Island-Bay Campus, 218 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 
02882.

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, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: 
(978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The advisory panel will continue work on 
developing detailed descriptions of the gears used in fisheries of the 
Northeastern United States as requested by the Habitat Committee. If 
time allows they will review Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) 
proposals and prepare advice for the committee and develop Dedicated 
Habitat Research Areas (DHRA) sites based on the Habitat Committee's 
request.
    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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 five days 
prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: March 24, 2005.
Peter H. Fricke,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-6189 Filed 3-28-05; 8:45 am]
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