[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 55 (Thursday, March 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 14964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5633]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG45


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) Vessel 
Monitoring System (VMS)/Enforcement Committee will meet to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Starboard Galley 
Restaurant, 55 Water Street, Newburyport, MA; (978)462-1326.
    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:

Agenda for Thursday, April 3, 2008

    1. The VMS/Enforcement Committee will discuss the running clock; 
discussion points include a 24 hour limit, safety improvements, 
enforced with VMS, call-in, Interactive Voice Response, radioing U.S. 
Coast Guard, and others.
    2. They will also discuss Sector monitoring and enforcement; how 
many landings there are (proposed and actual), percentage of vessels 
checked at the dock by Office of Law Enforcement/States (proposed and 
actual), weigh-master minimum requirements, enforcement of independent 
monitoring, changes required in enforcement priorities and practices, 
and others.
    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 withdisabilities. 
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: March 17, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-5633 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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