99-17371. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062999A]


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) will hold 
a joint public meeting of its Groundfish Committee and Groundfish 
Advisory Panel on July 22, 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 meeting will be held on July 22, 1999, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street (Route 1 North), Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee and its advisors will discuss 
further development of a framework adjustment to the Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to address management of the 
Gulf of Maine cod fishery. The adjustment would be implemented by 
February, 2000 and carry through the 2000-2001 fishing year. The 
Council may provide further guidance to the committee on this action at 
its July 13-15 meeting in Portland, ME.
    Additionally, the committee and panel will review the timeline for 
Amendment 13 to the FMP and outline specific management proposals for a 
stock-rebuilding program, including but not limited to days-at-sea 
management, gear reductions and area management. The meeting agenda 
also will include a review of the technical responses to questions 
raised by the committee at its June 17 meeting about the scientific 
basis for the current cod stock boundary delimitation.
    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 action during this meeting. 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: July 1, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-17371 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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