[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 10556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5084]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XN94


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 Monkfish Oversight Committee, on 
March 31, 2009, 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, March 31, 2009, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
    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 Monkfish Committee will review the New 
England Fishery Management Council's Science and Statistical (SSC) 
report on the process to be used to set Acceptable Biological Catch 
(ABC), Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), Accountability Measures (AMs), and 
other management reference points. The Committee will also review the 
comments submitted by the public during the scoping period for 
Amendment 5 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This meeting 
is the first on Amendment 5, and as such, the Committee will provide 
specificity and direction to the Monkfish Plan Development Team (PDT) 
on the reference points and management measures the PDT should start 
analyzing and developing. The Committee will meet again, as will the 
Industry Advisory Panel, prior to the June 2009 Council meeting to 
formulate its recommendations on the range of alternatives and 
reference points to be considered and developed in the Amendment 5 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
    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 5, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-5084 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]
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