[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 48911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23210]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XR82


Catch Share Workshop; 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 (NEFMC) will hold a 
Catch Share Workshop for Council members, staff, its Advisory Panel 
Chairmen, the Science and Statistical Committee Chairman and Mid-
Atlantic Council members. The intent of this meeting is to share 
information and concerns about the use of catch shares in NEFMC managed 
fisheries; help decision makers learn from successes, failures and 
challenges in other regions and place catch shares in context with what 
has already been approved in New England with an eye toward future 
direction and action.

DATES: The workshop will be held on October 20 and October 21, 2009. 
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Mount Washington Resort, 
310 Mount Washington Road, Route 302, Bretton Woods, NH 03575; 
telephone: (603) 278-8854; fax: (603) 278-7907.
    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 workshop will begin at 9 a.m. on 
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 and recess at 5 p.m., or when business is 
complete; reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 and 
recess at 5 p.m., or when business is complete.
    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 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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 22, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-23210 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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