[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 28016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7342]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050906E]


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 meetings of its Standardized Bycatch Reporting 
Methodology (SBRM) Committee in June, 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, June 12, 2006, at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency, One Goat 
Island, Newport, RI 02840; telephone: (401) 851-1234.
    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 the Fishery 
Management Action Team (FMAT) progress report on the development of the 
Omnibus SBRM amendment to the Council's fishery management plans 
(FMPs). In addition, the committee will continue discussions related to 
issues to address within this amendment and its recommendations will be 
reported to the Council at its June 13-15, 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: May 10, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-7342 Filed 5-12-06; 8:45 am]
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