[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 43128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3973]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072105C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 Magnuson-Stevens Committee in 
August, 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 Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel, 
1657 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701; telephone: (508) 879-7200.
    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 Magnuson-Stevens Committee will meet to 
review past comments on reauthorization as well as revisit and possibly 
revise draft comments presented at the June 2005 Council meeting in 
Portland, ME. Any committee recommendations will be forwarded for 
approval at the Council's September Council meeting scheduled in 
Fairhaven, MA.
    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: July 21, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-3973 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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