[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 24649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6241]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042006B]


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 May, 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: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 9 a.m. and 
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 180 Water 
Street, Plymouth, MA 02360: telephone: (508) 747-4900; fax: (508) 746-
5386.
    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 review input from both 
the Scallop and General Category Scallop Advisory Panels about 
alternatives to be considered in Amendment 11 to the Sea Scallop 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Committee will then make final 
recommendations to forward to the full Council concerning the range of 
alternatives that should be considered in Amendment 11. The Committee 
may consider other topics at their discretion.
    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: April 21, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-6241 Filed 4-25-06; 8:45 am]
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