[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 134 (Friday, July 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 38567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

XRIN: 0648-XB39


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's (Council) 
Multispecies (Groundfish) Committee will meet to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    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 items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:
    1. The Multispecies (Groundfish) Oversight Committee will continue 
development of Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan. Amendment 16 will adjust measures as necessary to 
continue the rebuilding of overfished groundfish stocks. At this 
meeting, the Committee will address sector management issues and they 
will discuss the recommendations of the Council's Sector Committee as 
well as specific sector proposals. The discussion will include, but not 
be limited to, developing alternatives for the baseline period to be 
used when allocating fishing opportunities to sectors, identifying 
stocks for which an allocation must be requested, providing allowances 
for non-sector fisheries (e.g. scallop dredge fishery, recreational 
fisheries, state waters fisheries, etc.), discussing discard monitoring 
requirements, and other issues related to sector management. If this 
discussion is completed, the Committee will review changes to the days-
at-sea system for vessels that choose not to join a sector.
    2. The Transboundary Management Guidance Committee will meet 
jointly with the Committee to receive reports of recent stock 
assessments for Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock and Georges Bank 
yellowtail flounder.
    3. Other business may also be discussed.
    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 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 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: July 9, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-13561 Filed 7-12-07; 8:45 am]
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