[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 66139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23019]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE12


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 two-day meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 12, 
2007, at 9 a.m. and Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 8:30 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 Multispecies (Groundfish) Committee will 
meet for two days to consider additional issues for Amendment 16 to the 
Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The items of discussion 
in the committee's agenda are as follows:

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

    The Committee will continue to develop a process for allocation of 
groundfish species and a process to set the Annual Catch Limits (ACL's) 
and Accountability Measures (AM's)for the recreational users. It also 
will continue to develop days-at-sea (DAS) measures to meet the 
mortality requirements set under Amendment 13, establishing a process 
to set ACL's and AM's for the common pool commercial users, and 
developing DAS transfer and leasing taxes. The Committee may also 
consider other DAS measures necessary to complete its work for 
Amendment 16.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

    The Committee will finish any uncompleted issues from day one and 
work on the following items:
    Measures for sector management to include baseline time-frame; 
allocation mechanisms, replacing the 20% species cap; monitoring 
mechanisms for sectors.
    The Committee may also consider other sector issues and any 
measures necessary to complete its work for Amendment 16.
    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: November 21, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23019 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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