[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 9081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4303]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XN65


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, March 24, 2009, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at theClarion Hotel, 1230 Congress 
Street, Portland, ME; telephone: (207) 774-5611; fax: (207) 871-0510.
    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 to be included 
in Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP);
    2. Develop alternatives for annual catch limits (ACLs) and 
accountability measures (AMs) and discuss related changes to the 
Atlantic herring fishery specification process;
    3. Continue discussion and development of management alternatives 
related to catch monitoring, which may include: monitoring and 
reporting requirements for herring vessels and processors, observer 
coverage and at-sea monitoring, shore-side monitoring and sampling, 
vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements, and other measures.
    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: February 25, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-4303 Filed 2-27-09; 8:45 am]
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