[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13989]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081706F]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (NEFMC) Herring 
Oversight and Advisory Panel along with the Atlantic States Marine 
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Section and Advisory Panel will meet to 
consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive 
economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meetings will be held in September 2006. For specific dates 
and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
    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:

Agenda

Monday, September 11, 2006 - Joint NEFMC and ASMFC Advisory Panel 
Meeting, at 10 a.m.

    1. Review alternatives under consideration for 2007-09 herring 
fishery specifications and additional background information/analysis.
    2. Discuss 2007-09 specifications and develop joint advisory panel 
recommendations regarding: allowable biological catch (ABC), domestic 
annual harvesting (DAH), domestic annual processing (DAP), joint 
venture processing (JVP), total allowable level of foreign fishing 
(TALFF), border transfer (BT), U.S. at-sea processing (USAP), optimum 
yield (OY) and area-specific total allowable catches area-specific 
(TACs), Research Set-Asides (RSAs)and set-asides for fixed gear 
fisheries.
    3. Discuss ASMFC-only issues for 2007-09 Fishery Specifications and 
develop Advisory Panel recommendations.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - Joint NEFMC Herring Oversight Committee 
and ASMFC Section Meeting, at 9 a.m.

    1. Review alternatives under consideration for 2007-09 fishery 
specifications and additional background information/analysis.
    2. Receive report from Joint Herring Advisory Panel meeting and 
summary of panel's recommendations.
    3. Discuss Amendment 1 submission status and related issues.
    4. Discuss 2007-09 specifications and develop Herring Committee and 
Section recommendations regarding: ABC, DAH, DAP, JVP, TALFF, BT, USAP, 
OY, TACs, RSA and set-asides for fixed gear fisheries.
    5. ASMFC Section: Discuss ASMFC-only issues for 2007-09 Fishery 
Specifications and develop recommendations.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the 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 identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the NEFMC'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 (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: August 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13989 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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