[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 43928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18328]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XX80


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Advisory Panel 
in August, 2010 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 Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, 407 
Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 284-7200; fax: (781) 
289-3176.
    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 Habitat Advisory Panel will meet to 
discuss management options to minimize the adverse effects of fishing 
on Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) across all Council FMPs. These 
management options are being developed as part of Phase 2 of Essential 
Fish Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2. Broadly speaking, the purpose of 
Phase 2 is to ensure that the Council's management plans are minimizing 
adverse impacts of various Council-managed fisheries on EFH to the 
extent practicable, and that EFH-related management measures are 
integrated and optimized across all FMPs. Recommendations from the 
Advisory Panel will be considered by the Habitat Committee at their 
meeting on August 26, 2010. As necessary, representatives from the 
Habitat Plan Development Team (PDT) will present recent PDT analyses 
and recommendations to inform the Advisory Panel's discussion. If time 
permits, the panel may discuss other issues.
    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: July 22, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18328 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
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