98-5321. New England Fishery Management Council; Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10197-10198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5321]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021798C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Meeting

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

ACTION: Closed 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 meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 1998 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Tara Ferncroft Conference 
Resort, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-
2500.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 5 
Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New

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England Fishery Management Council; telephone: [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 purposes of providing the public 
with overviews of the closed meeting discussions.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for special accommodations should be addressed to the New 
England Fishery Management Council (see ADDRESSES). Requests for sign 
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to 
Paul J. Howard (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: February 24, 1998.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 98-5321 Filed 2-27-98; 8:45 am]
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