[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30263]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 110398A]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Oversight Committee on
Monday, November 30, 1998 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 November 30, 1998. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the specific time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Portsmouth, NH. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the specific location.
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:
Meeting Date and Agenda
Monday, November 30, 1998, 10:00 a.m.--Whiting Oversight Committee
Meeting.
Location: Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH
03801; telephone: (603) 431-6774; fax: (603) 431-5553.
Review rationale for final management measures for Amendment 12 to
the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (to manage silver
hake, offshore hake, and red hake); review text of draft regulations
for Amendment 12; discuss and resolve outstanding issues identified by
NMFS relevant to achieving the objectives of the management plan and
fulfilling the requirements of the Sustainable Fisheries Act.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this Committee for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the
subject of formal Committee action during this meeting. Committee
action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this
notice.
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.
Dated: November 4, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-30263 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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