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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 199 / Monday, October 17, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 101105F]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; committee meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will
meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, November 2, 2005, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA 01960;
telephone: (978) 535–4600.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
1. The Groundfish Oversight
Committee will meet to continue
development of Framework Adjustment
42 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan. The committee will
consider changes to management
measures that may be necessary in order
to achieve the mortality targets of
Amendment 13. Based on analyses
presented to the Committee in October,
additional measures may be needed to
reduce mortality for several stocks,
including Gulf of Maine cod, Georges
Bank cod, Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine
yellowtail flounder, Georges Bank
yellowtail flounder, Southern New
England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail
flounder, Georges Bank winter flounder,
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
winter flounder, and white hake.
2. The Committee may consider
changes in days-at sea, gear, closed
areas, changes to Special Access
Programs(SAPS), or other measures for
commercial vessels.
3. They may also consider changes in
recreational measures, including bag
limits, closed areas, minimum fish sizes,
or closed seasons. They will consider
extending and/or modifying, as
necessary, the Category B (regular) days-
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at-sea (DAS) Pilot Program. Draft
measures text for the framework will be
reviewed and adjusted as necessary. The
Committee may also discuss a
standardized bycatch reporting
methodology. A Recreational Advisory
Panel report will be provided to assist
the Committee’s deliberations.
4. Other business may also be
discussed. Committee recommendations
will be forwarded to the Council at a
future date.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
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: October 12, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street,
Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978)
535–4600; fax: (978) 535–8248.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisors will meet to review
recreational measures for Framework 42
and prepare comments for the
Groundfish Committee meeting
scheduled for November 2, 2005.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, 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 and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
ADDRESSES:
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, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Dated: October 12, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Recreational Fishing Advisory Panel in
November, 2005 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
Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at 9:30 a.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D.101105E]
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene a series of 10 public hearings
regarding Amendment 13C to the
Snapper Grouper Fishery Management
Plan. Amendment 13C is intended to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101105F]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; committee meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting
New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2005, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, Peabody, MA
01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
1. The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to continue
development of Framework Adjustment 42 to the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan. The committee will consider changes to
management measures that may be necessary in order to achieve the
mortality targets of Amendment 13. Based on analyses presented to the
Committee in October, additional measures may be needed to reduce
mortality for several stocks, including Gulf of Maine cod, Georges Bank
cod, Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine yellowtail flounder, Georges Bank
yellowtail flounder, Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail
flounder, Georges Bank winter flounder, Southern New England/Mid-
Atlantic winter flounder, and white hake.
2. The Committee may consider changes in days-at sea, gear, closed
areas, changes to Special Access Programs(SAPS), or other measures for
commercial vessels.
3. They may also consider changes in recreational measures,
including bag limits, closed areas, minimum fish sizes, or closed
seasons. They will consider extending and/or modifying, as necessary,
the Category B (regular) days-at-sea (DAS) Pilot Program. Draft
measures text for the framework will be reviewed and adjusted as
necessary. The Committee may also discuss a standardized bycatch
reporting methodology. A Recreational Advisory Panel report will be
provided to assist the Committee's deliberations.
4. Other business may also be discussed. Committee recommendations
will be forwarded to the Council at a future date.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency.
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: October 12, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-5702 Filed 10-14-05; 8:45 am]
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