[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 227 (Monday, November 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70982-70983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27830]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XL96


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) Herring 
Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50

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Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
    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:
    1. Continue development of management alternatives for Amendment 4 
to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP); alternatives may 
include measures to establish a catch monitoring program for the 
Atlantic herring fishery, annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability 
measures (AMs), and measures to address river herring bycatch;
    2. Review and discuss stakeholder proposals/ideas regarding a catch 
monitoring program for the Atlantic herring fishery;
    3. Review and discuss alternatives to establish ACLs and AMs for 
the Atlantic Herring fishery;
    4. Review and discuss updated observer and bycatch information, if 
available;
    5. Discuss other issues related to the development of Amendment 4; 
and
    6. Other Business.
    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 19, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-27830 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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