99-26690. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55457-55458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26690]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100599H]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
a one-day closed meeting, with a session open to the public before and 
after the closed portion of the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 27, 1999, at 9:00 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923, telephone: [phone].
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 5 
Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council will convene this previously 
unscheduled meeting specifically to address a number of administrative 
and personnel issues. Decisions on fishery management plan measures 
will not be considered. The meeting will be open to the public before 
and after the closed session for the purpose of providing the public 
with overviews of the closed meeting discussions.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.


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    Dated: October 7, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-26690 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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