[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60109-60110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16851]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100506F]


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 Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/
Ecosystem Committee meeting 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: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth 
Harbor, 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 the plan 
development team's recommendations for a Great South Channel Habitat 
Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) alternative and potentially recommend 
an additional HAPC alternative to the Council for inclusion in the 
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for the 
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment. The committee will also 
review and approve the non-fishing impacts section of the Amendment for 
consideration by the Council and review and approve the DSEIS for the 
EFH Omnibus Amendment for consideration by the Council for public 
comment. In addition, the committee will receive a briefing on current 
EFH consultations

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on non-fishing impact projects in the Northeast. 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: October 5, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16851 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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