[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 192 (Thursday, October 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57336-57337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XK84


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, 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: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the The Westin, 70 Third Street, 
Waltham, MA 02451; telephone: (781) 290-5600; fax: (781) 890-5959.
    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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council's Research Steering Committee 
(RSC) will address a range of issues including, a briefing on the 
status of NMFS's Cooperative Research Program activities and funding 
for cooperative research. The RSC also will discuss outstanding issues 
related to the Council's research set-aside programs and review the 
preliminary list of the NEFMC's five-year Council research priorities. 
The committee will discuss the use of a workshop format to address RSC 
management reviews as well as re-examine and possibly revise the 
evaluation criteria for final cooperative research projects subject to 
the RSC management review. Finally, the committee will review 
outstanding cooperative research project final reports. The RSC 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 29, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-23265 Filed 10-1-08; 8:45 am]
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