99-25755. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 54002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25755]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092999A]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Oversight Committee in
October 1999. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the
full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. This
will be a joint meeting with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission Atlantic Herring Section.
DATES: The meeting will held on Thursday, October 21, 1999, at 10:00
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone
(978)777-2500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council (781) 231-0422. Requests for
special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery
Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, Massachusetts 01906-1036;
telephone: (781) 231-0422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee will discuss various options
for developing a controlled access program for the Atlantic herring
fishery. The committee also may discuss other herring management
issues, including spawning area closures, gear competition and
interactions in the Gulf of Maine, management area Total Allowable
Catches (TACs), and changing the start date of the fishing year. There
will be a brief closed session to discuss appointments to the Herring
Advisory Panel.
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 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting dates.
Dated: September 29, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-25755 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 10/05/1999
- Department:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Public meeting.
- Document Number:
- 99-25755
- Dates:
- The meeting will held on Thursday, October 21, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.
- Pages:
- 54002-54002 (1 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- I.D. 092999A
- PDF File:
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99-25755.pdf