[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 41209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071105C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Scallop 
Committee and Advisory Panel will hold meetings to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meetings will be held on August 2-3, 2005. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for meeting agendas.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, One 
Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-9600 .
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee's schedule and agenda for the 
following two meetings are as follows:

Tuesday, August 2, 2005 - 8:30 a.m.

    The Scallop Advisory Panel will develop recommendations for and/or 
review alternatives in Framework 18 including: Measures to address 
issues with Elephant Trunk Area fishing activities; A Notice Action 
program to adjust Elephant Trunk Area and open area allocations for 
2007; Trip exchange and other measures to increase flexibility for 
vessels to determine where to fish, focusing on 2006; Measures to 
liberalize the broken trip exemption program and the trip exchange 
deadline; Input controls for the general category fishery; Measures to 
improve the research scallop set-aside program; Other Framework 18 
issues as delegated by the July 19 Oversight Committee meeting.

Wednesday August 3, 2005 - 9 a.m.

    The Scallop Oversight Committee will review the recommendations of 
the advisors and Plan Development Team to formulate and approve 
Framework 18 alternatives. The meeting will focus on the above listed 
issues as well as those carried forward from the July 19 Oversight 
Committee meeting.
    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 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 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: July 12, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3794 Filed 7-15-05; 8:45 am]
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