[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 59447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16638]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100306I]


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 Research Steering Committee in 
October, 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 Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Sheraton Colonial, One 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300; fax: 
(781) 245-0842.
    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 Research Steering Committee will review: 
three cod-tagging projects undertaken as part of the overall Northeast 
Regional Cod Tagging Program coordinated by the Gulf of Maine Research 
Institute (GMRI); the GMRI cod tagging program itself; two Northeast 
Consortium-funded cod projects and the National Marine Fisheries 
Service-sponsored cod industry-based survey that was the subject of a 
peer-review in August. Additionally, the committee will review the 
scientific basis for NMFS policies that guide the issuance of Exempted 
Fishing Permits in the Northeast Region.
    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: October 4, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16638 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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