99-13827. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 29271-29272]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-13827]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    [I.D. 052499G]
    
    
    New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
    
    AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
    
    ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
    
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    SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
    scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Committee (joint with the 
    Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Herring Section); Mid-
    Atlantic Plans Committee, Groundfish Committee and Advisory Panel, 
    Interspecies Committee, Enforcement Committee and Advisory Panel, and 
    Habitat Committee and Advisory Panel in June, 1999 to consider actions 
    affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 
    Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council 
    for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
    
    DATES: The meetings will held between Monday, June 14, 1999 and Monday, 
    June 28, 1999. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
    times.
    
    ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Peabody, Saugus and Wakefield, 
    MA; and Portsmouth, NH. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 
    locations.
    
    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, MA 01906-1036; telephone: (781) 
    231-0422.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Meeting Datea and Agendas
    
        Monday, June 14, 1999, at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, June 15, at 9 a.m.--
    Joint NEFMC Herring Committee and Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
    Commission Herring Section Meeting
        Location: Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street (Route 1), Peabody, MA 
    01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
        The committee and section will review the draft Atlantic Herring 
    Stock Assessment and Fisheries Economics (SAFE) Report and recommend 
    specifications for the 2000 fishing year. They also will develop 
    recommendations for management measures for the 2000 fishing year (such 
    as total allowable catch (TAC) set-asides, changes to the spawning 
    closures in federal waters, or other framework adjustments). After 
    reviewing the Herring Advisory Panel's recommendations on the subject, 
    the committee and section will begin development of a limited entry or 
    controlled access system for Management Area 1A in the Gulf of Maine. 
    They will consider the Advisory Panel recommendation to establish an 
    August 1, 1999 control date for the Atlantic herring fishery. There 
    also will be a discussion of the 1999 large vessel annual 
    specification.
        Wednesday, June 16, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Mid-Atlantic Plans Committee 
    Meeting
        Location: New England Fishery Management Council Office, 5 
    Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906; telephone: (781) 231-0422.
        The committee will review a Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
    proposal for tilefish closures and proposed mackerel management 
    measures. The committee also will discuss coordinating the Atlantic 
    herring and mackerel fishery management plans.
        Thursday, June 17, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Groundfish Committee and 
    Groundfish Advisory Panel Joint Meeting
        Location: Sheraton Colonial Hotel, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 
    01960; telephone: (781) 245-9300.
        The committee and panel will discuss and prepare a draft management 
    policy for closed areas, including a statement of purpose and 
    consideration of exceptions, for commercial and recreational fisheries 
    for possible inclusion in Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies 
    Fishery Management Plan. The committee and panel will discuss the 
    current cod stock boundaries and its effects on management policy, and 
    advise the Council on possible alternative management area boundaries. 
    The committee and panel also will review Amendment 13 scoping comments 
    and industry proposals for management alternatives. It will continue 
    the development of recommendations to the Council on issues and 
    measures to be included in a public hearing document for Amendment 13, 
    including but not limited to: management of the recreational and party/
    charter fishery, management policy and strategy for the commercial 
    fishery, action to rebuild all stocks in the fishery management unit as 
    needed under the Council's new overfishing definitions; management of 
    fleet fishing capacity, including possible implementation of a two-
    tiered permit system to address latent fishing permits; proposals for 
    industry support of scientific research and conservation engineering 
    programs; modification of the annual adjustment schedule and possible 
    change to the timing of the fishing year; the use of electronic vessel 
    monitoring systems; and other issues that may be identified during the 
    scoping process.
        Monday, June 21 at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday, June 22 at 9 a.m.--
    Scientific and Statistical Committee Meeting
        Location: New England Fishery Management Council Office, 5 
    Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906; telephone: (781) 231-0422.
        Review of scientific information and analyses for the Herring 
    (SAFE) Report and discussion of meeting procedures and protocols.
        Tuesday, June 22, 1999, 10 a.m. and Wednesday, June 23, 1999, at 9 
    a.m.--Interspecies Committee Meeting
        Location: Sheraton Colonial Hotel, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 
    01880; telephone: (781)245-9300.
        The committee will receive a presentation on U.S. Global Ocean 
    Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Program experiments and discuss managing 
    capacity and latent effort, changing fishing years, small vessel permit 
    upgrading restrictions and other relevant business.
        Thursday, June 24, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Joint Enforcement Committee and 
    Advisory Panel Meeting
        Location: New England Fishery Management Council Office, 5
    
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    Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906; telephone: (781) 231-0422
        The committee and panel will review draft enforcement guidelines 
    for Council consideration.
        Monday, June 28, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Habitat Committee and Advisory 
    Panel Joint Meeting
        Location: Sheraton Plymouth Inn, 180 Water Street Plymouth, MA 
    02360; telephone: (508) 747-4900.
        The committee and panel will review the 1999 Habitat Annual Review 
    Report and consider recommending additional Habitat Areas of Particular 
    Concern, in addition to measures to protect essential fish habitat 
    (EFH). The committee also will consider habitat-related issues to be 
    addressed during development of the next Groundfish and Sea Scallop 
    Amendments. They will review NMFS's EFH consultation process and 
    coordination criteria.
        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
    
        These meetings are 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: May 25, 1999.
    Bruce C. Morehead,
    Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
    Fisheries Service.
    [FR Doc. 99-13827 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/01/1999
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of public meetings.
Document Number:
99-13827
Dates:
The meetings will held between Monday, June 14, 1999 and Monday, June 28, 1999. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
Pages:
29271-29272 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
I.D. 052499G
PDF File:
99-13827.pdf