[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15713-15714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7812]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XO50


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) 
Habitat/MPA/Ecosystems Committee will meet to consider actions 
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 1000 
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 436-2121; fax: 
(603) 430-7666.
    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. Discuss the March 18, 2009 Science and Statistical Committee 
review of Fishing Gear Seabed Impact Model (FiGSI);
    2. Presentation of FiGSI results available since the March 3, 2009 
Committee meeting;
    3. Summary of plan development team (PDT) progress towards 
completing the FiGSI analyses;
    4. Review timeline for completion of Phase II of the Essential Fish 
Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment 2; and
    5. Other issues at the discretion of the Chair.
    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

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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: April 2, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7812 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
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