[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 61 (Friday, March 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 16643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6438]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XG68


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 (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Monkfish Oversight Committee in 
April, 2008, 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: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 5:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, 
11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 421-0700; 
fax: (401) 455-3040.
    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 recommend final action on 
Framework Adjustment 6 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 
following a review of the draft Framework Adjustment 6 document and the 
decision of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (which will 
have voted on Framework 6 at their Council meeting on April 9). Based 
on the recent stock assessment and change in stock status, the Councils 
are considering eliminating the backstop measure adopted in Framework 
Adjustment 4, an action that would reduce or eliminate monkfish days-
at-sea in fishing year 2009 if landings exceed the catch targets in 
either or both of the two management areas during this current fishing 
year.
    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: March 25, 2008.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-6438 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]
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