[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50046-50047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13991]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081706D]


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 meeting of its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee 
Meeting in September, 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 Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn, One Hampton 
Way,

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Fairhaven, MA 02719: telephone: (508) 990-8500; fax: (508) 990-0183.
    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 and recommend for 
Council consideration essential fish habitat (EFH) designation 
alternatives for inclusion in Phase 1 of the EFH Omnibus Amendment 2 
for Atlantic salmon and Deep-sea red crab. The committee will also 
review and recommend for Council consideration a range of habitat areas 
of particular concern (HAPC) alternatives for inclusion in Phase 1 of 
the EFH Omnibus Amendment 2. In addition, the committee will review and 
recommend for Council consideration a prey species identification 
section for inclusion in Phase 1 of the EFH Omnibus Amendment 2 for all 
Council-managed species. The Committee will also review a non-fishing 
impacts section for inclusion in Phase 1 of the EFH Omnibus Amendment 2 
as well as discuss and consider topics covered at the August 15, 2006 
Habitat Advisory Panel meeting. Other topics may be covered at the 
committee's 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: August 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13991 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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