[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45700-45701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4246]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080105D]


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 Capacity 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

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for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2005, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton 4 Points Hotel, 407 
Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 284-7800; fax: (781) 
284-1886.
    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 Capacity Committee will meet to consider 
the Terms of Reference (TOR) approved by the Council, including the 
direction to develop capacity reduction alternatives for scallop and 
groundfish fisheries. The Committee will detail a strategy for 
addressing the TOR, including identifying information requirements and 
a schedule of meetings with specific milestone goals in order to 
complete final recommendations to the Council by March 2006.
    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, 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. E5-4246 Filed 8-5-05; 8:45 am]
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