[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11405-11406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3155]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030106E]


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

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scheduling a public meetings of its Monkfish Advisory Panel and 
Monkfish Oversight Committee 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 Thursday, March 23, 2006, at 9:30 
a.m. and Friday, March 24, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600; fax: (978) 535-
8238.
    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 schedules and agendas for the meetings 
are as follows:

1. Thursday, March 23, 2006; Monkfish Advisory Panel meeting.

    The advisory panel will review the monkfish stock status and 
rebuilding program, as well as other information and recommendations 
developed by the Monkfish Plan Development Team. In addition to 
developing recommendations to the Monkfish Committee on approaches to 
meet the stock rebuilding goals by 2009, the advisors will identify and 
discuss other issues for consideration in Framework 4 and, to the 
extent possible at this time, outline management approaches to address 
those concerns. The Panel's recommendations will be forwarded to the 
Monkfish Committee and the Council at their respective upcoming 
meetings.

2. Friday, March 24, 2006; Monkfish Oversight Committee meeting.

    The committee will review the monkfish stock status and rebuilding 
program, as well as other information and recommendations developed by 
the Monkfish Plan Development Team. The Committee will also review and 
discuss the recommendations and proposals developed by the Monkfish 
Advisory Panel. In addition to outlining management approaches to meet 
the stock rebuilding goals by 2009 for consideration by the Council, 
the Committee will identify and discuss other issues for consideration 
in Framework 4 and, to the extent possible at this time, outline 
management approaches to address those concerns. The Committee's 
recommendations will be reported to the Council at its April 4-5 
meeting.
    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. E6-3155 Filed 3-6-06; 8:45 am]
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