[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19168-19169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5464]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 040706H]


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 Advisory Panel and General 
Category Scallop Advisory Panel in May, 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, May 2, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. 
and Wednesday, May 3, 2006, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 Post 
Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-8888; fax: (401) 739-
1550.
    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 
following meetings are as follows:

Tuesday, May 2, 2006; General Category Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting.

Wednesday, May 3, 2006; Joint General Category Scallop Advisory Panel 
and Scallop Advisory Panel Meeting.

    The advisory panels will make recommendations for measures to be 
considered in the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
(DSEIS) being developed for Amendment 11 to the Sea Scallop Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP). The recommendations will be forwarded to the 
Scallop Oversight Committee for consideration, and ultimately the full

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Council is scheduled to approve final alternatives at the June 2006 
Council 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: April 7, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-5464 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]
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