[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30331]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XT36


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

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

ACTION: Notice; public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
three public hearings to solicit comment on Draft Amendment 4 and a 
Draft Environmental Assessment to the Atlantic Herring Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP).

DATES: The hearings will be held between January 6, 2010 and January 
11, 2010. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Draft Amendment 4 document can be downloaded from our 
website at www.nefmc.org or obtained by contacting the New England 
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 
01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
    Meeting addresses: The Council will take comments at the public 
hearings to be held in Gloucester, MA, Fairhaven, MA and Portland, ME. 
For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written public comments must be received on 
or before 5 p.m. EST, on Wednesday, January 13, 2010.
    Comments may be sent to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 50 
Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950 or emailed to: 
[email protected] attention/subject line: (Herring Draft Amendment 4 
Comments).
    The agendas for the following three hearings are as follows: NEMFC 
staff will brief the public on the draft herring amendment and the 
contents of the draft environmental assessment prior to opening the 
hearing for public comments and the schedules are as follows:

Public Hearing Meetings: Locations and Schedules.

    1. Wednesday, January 6, 2010, from 5-7 p.m.; Massachusetts 
Department of Marine Fisheries Annisquam River Station, 30 Emerson 
Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 282-0308.
    2. Thursday, January 7, 2010, from 5-7 p.m.; Hampton Inn, 
Fairhaven, One Hampton Way, Fairhaven, MA 02719; telephone: (508) 990-
8500
    3. Monday, January 11, 2010, from 5-7 p.m.; Holiday Inn by the Bay, 
88 Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311.

Special Accommodations

    These hearings are 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 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: December 16, 2009.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-30331 Filed 12-21-09; 8:45 am]
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