[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13586]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3823]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031306B ]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meetings of its Standardized Bycatch Reporting 
Methodology (SBRM) Committee in April, 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, April 3, 2006, at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton 
Mystic Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 
572-0731.
    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 receive a report from the 
Fishery Management Action Team (FMAT) on the status of the Omnibus SBRM 
Amendment to the Council's FMPs. The Committee will review the 
background, purpose and need for the amendment. The Committee will also 
review the proposed structure for the amendment and discuss and review 
(as available) the information necessary to complete the amendment. The 
Committee will identify any additional issues to be addressed in the 
amendment and its recommendations will be reported to the Council at 
its April 4-5, 2006 meeting.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.

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

    Dated: March 13, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-3823 Filed 3-15-06; 8:45 am]
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