[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 183 (Friday, September 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 54002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XC82


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 
(Committee), in October, 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 Thursday, October 11, 2007, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (508) 535-4600; fax: (508) 535-
8238.
    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 Northeast 
Cooperative Research Partners Program Activities, including a review of 
cooperative research funding for long-term programs and stand-alone 
projects (study fleet, cod tagging, etc.). The committee will also 
discuss and review status of the Council's research set-aside programs, 
including standardization of programs, committee involvement, review 
processes, priority-setting and related issues. The committee will 
begin discussion of Council Research priorities for 2008 as well as 
receive an update on processes and policies concerning data-sharing and 
discuss any next steps for the Council and its Plan Development Teams. 
The Committee may consider other topics at their 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: September 18, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-18681 Filed 9-20-07; 8:45 am]
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