[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 45700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4245]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080105E]


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 Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/
Ecosystem 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 Monday, August 22, 2005, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 
High Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-5411; fax: (207) 
775-1066.
    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 Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee will 
continue work on elements of the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Omnibus 
Amendment 2 including, but not limited to, a review of the peer-review 
report of the Habitat Evaluation Review Committee meeting on EFH 
designation methods and tools. The Committee will also review and 
consider the Habitat Plan Development Team's (PDT) evaluations of the 
Habitat Area of Particular Concern proposals. Other topics to be 
addressed by the Committee include: development of a draft Marine 
Protected Area policy based on recent policy development workshops' 
report; jurisdictional issues surrounding non-fishing marine services: 
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), aquaculture and windfarms; preliminary 
review of coastal pollution and marine fisheries productivity project; 
update on upcoming stakeholder meetings as well as other topics at the 
Committee's discretion.
    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

    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, Executive Director, at 978-465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 3, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-4245 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]
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