[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 26 (Thursday, February 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 5963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2038]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020207A]


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 Whiting Committee Meeting in 
February, 2007, 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 Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at 
9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
    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 discuss 
updated small mesh multispecies stock and fishery information. The 
committee will also continue development of a range of alternatives for 
inclusion in an Amendment to address the management of small mesh 
multispecies (whiting, red hake, offshore hake). Management measures to 
be discussed at the meeting may include, but are not limited to: the 
specification of maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and optimum yield (OY) 
for the fishery; establishment of total allowable catch (TAC) levels; 
and a limited access program for the whiting fishery. 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: February 2, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2038 Filed 2-7-07; 8:45 am]
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