[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 11405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3154]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030106D]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION:  Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY:  The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meetings of its Scallop Advisory Panel and General 
Category Scallop Advisory Panels in March, 2006 to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 
Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council 
for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES:  These meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at 9:30 
a.m. and Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn, 225 
McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 569-5250; fax: 
(617) 561-0971.
    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 panel's schedule and agenda for the 
meetings are as follows:

1. Tuesday, March 21, 2006; Scallop Advisory Panel meeting.

2. Wednesday, March 22, 2006; General Category Scallop Advisory Panel 
meeting.

    The advisory panels will review public comments received during 
scoping for Amendment 11 to the Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP). The advisors will also review the scoping document for Amendment 
11 and make recommendations to the Scallop Oversight Committee related 
to the scope of the action. The advisors will discuss potential 
alternatives for consideration in Amendment 11 including, but not 
limited to, identifying an appropriate range of resource allocation 
options involving the limited access and general category scallop 
fisheries and potential qualification criteria for a limited entry 
program for the general category fishery. The advisors may also 
consider other topics as directed by the Scallop Oversight Committee.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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

    These meetings are 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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 2, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-3154 Filed 3-6-06; 8:45 am]
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