[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 38658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062805C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scallop 
Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 from 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Boston, 225 
McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:

Agenda for Tuesday, July 19, 2005

    1. Develop and consider alternatives for Framework Adjustment 18 to 
the Scallop Fishery Management Plan. These alternatives include the 
following issues identified and approved by the Council at the initial 
framework meeting in June: Input controls for the general category 
fishery to slow the growth in landings and to discourage new entry into 
the fishery; Alternatives which raise the crew limit to 8 or 9 persons 
for controlled access trips; Alternatives and procedures that would 
allow vessels with unused 2005 Hudson Canyon Area trips to fish them 
elsewhere in 2006; Alternatives for exchanging between vessels the 2006 
Georges Bank access area trip allocations, including exchanges with 
2007 Elephant Trunk Area trips; Alternatives to adjust the order and 
annual fishing mortality targets for the Georges Bank access areas; An 
alternative to allocate individual vessel allocations in pounds rather 
than trips; A triggered adjustment mechanism to change the 2007 
specifications for the Elephant Trunk Area and open fishing areas based 
on 2005 or 2006 survey and other data.
    2. Other Framework 18 alternatives and measures will be addressed 
during a future meeting, along with any of the above items that may be 
postponed due to a lack of time or information.
    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 identified 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

    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 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 29, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3487 Filed 7-1-05; 8:45 am]
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