E6-17689. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting  

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    AGENCY:

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

    ACTION:

    Notice of a public meeting.

    SUMMARY:

    The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Committee in November, 2006, 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 Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at 10 a.m.

    ADDRESSES:

    The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 Post Road, Start Printed Page 62094Warwick, RI 02886: telephone: (401) 739-8888; fax: (401) 739-1550.

    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    The Committee will discuss goals, objectives and purposes for management action. The committee will also review recent Advisory Panel meeting discussions. In addition, the committee will have a presentation of preliminary data for various management options as well as recommend measures to be included in the management action. Other topics may be covered at the committee's discretion.

    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.

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

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    Dated: October 18, 2006.

    Tracey L. Thompson,

    Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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    [FR Doc. E6-17689 Filed 10-20-06; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-22-S

Document Information

Comments Received:
0 Comments
Published:
10/23/2006
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of a public meeting.
Document Number:
E6-17689
Dates:
The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at 10 a.m.
Pages:
62093-62094 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
I.D. 101806E
PDF File:
e6-17689.pdf