[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 94 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23175-23176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11474]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XP30


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling public meetings of its Monkfish Advisory Panel and its 
Monkfish Committee, on June 2, 2009 and June 3, 2009, to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This Advisory Panel meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 
2009 at 9 a.m. and the Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
June 3, 2009 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street,

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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 Advisory Panel and the 
Committee will finalize recommendations to the Councils for measures to 
be considered in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for 
Amendment 5, including, but not limited to: biological and management 
reference points; specifications of catch target and management 
measures to achieve the targets (DAS, trip limits and other measures); 
modifications, additions or deletions to the management measures 
currently in the plan; and, if time allows, catch share programs (ITQs 
and/or sectors). The Committee will consider Advisory Panel 
recommendations in finalizing its recommendations to the Mid-Atlantic 
Council at their June 9-11 meeting and to the New England Council at 
its June 23-25 meeting.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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

    These meetings are 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: May 13, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-11474 Filed 5-15-09; 8:45 am]
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