[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8310]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 123005B]


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 Scallop Committee in January, 2006 
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, January 23, 2006, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, One 
Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-9600; fax: 
(401) 734-9700.
    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 Committee will meet to begin development 
of a draft Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management 
Plan. The primary purpose of this amendment is to improve the 
effectiveness of management in the general category fishery. In 
addition, it will address the allocation of scallops between the 
limited access and general category permit holders as well as consider 
options to change the scallop fishing year. The committee will review 
and develop issues to present for public comment at scoping meetings 
scheduled for spring 2006. Draft management alternatives will be 
developed at future meetings based on scoping comments and specific 
policy direction from the Council. The committee will also have a 
closed door session to discuss the formation of an ad-hoc industry 
advisory panel for general category management.
    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: December 30, 2005.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-8310 Filed 1-5-06; 8:45 am]
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