[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 127 (Friday, July 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 38621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16586]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RIN: 0648-XA530]


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 Monkfish Advisory Panel, in July, 
2011, 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: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 50 Ferncroft 
Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: (978) 750-
7959.
    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 (AP) will meet 
to develop a detailed problem statement based on the list of issues 
identified by the Advisory Panel and Monkfish Oversight Committee. The 
Oversight Committee has requested that the Advisory Panel provide 
details, specificity and examples of the issues in the list for the 
purpose of developing recommended goals and objectives for Amendment 6 
to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan. In Amendment 6, the New 
England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils are considering 
adopting catch shares management programs in one or both monkfish 
management areas. The Advisory Panel detailed list of issues will be 
forwarded to the Oversight Committee for review at its next meeting.
    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: June 28, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-16586 Filed 6-30-11; 8:45 am]
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