[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60793-60794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5748]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101305B]


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) Herring 
Oversight Committee along with the Atlantic States Marine Fishery 
Council (ASMFC) Herring Section will meet to consider actions affecting 
New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2005, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Colonial, One 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781)245-9300.
    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. Review the specifics of a proposed no-cost contract module(s) 
which would establish a contractual relationship between NMFS and 
observer contractors for some portion of observer placements.
    2. Review of overall program goals and objectives.

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    3. Discussion of potential long-term funding models for the 
observer program.
    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 14, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5748 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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