[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101105F]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; committee 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, November 2, 2005, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA 
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    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:
    1. The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to continue 
development of Framework Adjustment 42 to the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan. The committee will consider changes to 
management measures that may be necessary in order to achieve the 
mortality targets of Amendment 13. Based on analyses presented to the 
Committee in October, additional measures may be needed to reduce 
mortality for several stocks, including Gulf of Maine cod, Georges Bank 
cod, Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder, Georges Bank 
yellowtail flounder, Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail 
flounder, Georges Bank winter flounder, Southern New England/Mid-
Atlantic winter flounder, and white hake.
    2. The Committee may consider changes in days-at sea, gear, closed 
areas, changes to Special Access Programs(SAPS), or other measures for 
commercial vessels.
    3. They may also consider changes in recreational measures, 
including bag limits, closed areas, minimum fish sizes, or closed 
seasons. They will consider extending and/or modifying, as necessary, 
the Category B (regular) days-at-sea (DAS) Pilot Program. Draft 
measures text for the framework will be reviewed and adjusted as 
necessary. The Committee may also discuss a standardized bycatch 
reporting methodology. A Recreational Advisory Panel report will be 
provided to assist the Committee's deliberations.
    4. Other business may also be discussed. Committee recommendations 
will be forwarded to the Council at a future date.
    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: October 12, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5702 Filed 10-14-05; 8:45 am]
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