[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 11846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5955]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 030499A]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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 oversight committee in March, 1999
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 March 24, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the King's Grant Inn, Trask
Road, Route 128, Exit 21N, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 774-
6800.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council (781) 231-0422.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 5
Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036; telephone: (781) 231-0422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Date and Agenda
Wednesday, March 24, 1999, 10:00 a.m.--Interspecies Committee
Meeting
The committee will discuss the establishment of their priorities,
preparation of draft Council comments on the Vessel Capacity Reduction
Proposed Rule (vessel buyback regulations), initial committee
discussion on managing fishing capacity and latent effort in New
England fisheries, design of Council process to comply with the List of
Fisheries Rule (64 FR 4030), initial discussion of possible changes to
the fishing year for various fishery management plans.
Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before
this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 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.
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: March 4, 1999.
Gary C. Matlock,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 99-5955 Filed 3-9-99; 8:45 am]
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