[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 55113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5124]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091405A]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2005, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200.
    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 items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

    The committee will meet to continue development of Framework 
Adjustment 42 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. 
The Committee will review the results of recent groundfish assessments 
and will consider changes to management measures that may be necessary 
to achieve Amendment 13 mortality objectives. These changes may 
include, but are not limited to, changes in days-at-sea, closed areas, 
possession limits, or gear requirements. Changes may be considered to 
the regulations for both commercial and recreational vessels. The 
committee will consider a report from the Groundfish Plan Development 
Team when developing these alternatives. The Committee's decisions will 
be forwarded to the Council at a future meeting.
    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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: September 14, 2005.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5124 Filed 9-19-05; 8:45 am]
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