New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 915 [E5-8310]
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license holders and, for vessel captains,
to the address provided to NMFS by the
captains during the prior information
solicitation that ended August 18, 2003.
All votes assigned to an eligible voter
must be cast for the same decision, i.e.,
either all to approve or all to disapprove
the applicable referendum question. The
ballot must be signed by the eligible
voter. Ballots must be mailed to Phil
Steele, Southeast Regional Office,
NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701. Ballots for the
second referendum must be received at
that address by 4:30 p.m., eastern time,
February 21, 2006; ballots received after
that deadline will not be considered in
determining the outcome of the initial
referendum. Although it will not be
required, voters may want to consider
submitting their ballots by registered
mail.
How Will the Outcome of the Second
Referendum Be Determined?
Vote counting will be conducted by
NMFS. Approval or disapproval of the
referendums will be determined by a
majority (i.e., a number greater than half
of a total) of the weighted votes cast.
NMFS will prepare a fishery bulletin
announcing the results of the second
referendum that is conducted and will
distribute the bulletin to all Gulf reef
fish permitees, including dealers, and to
other interested parties. The results will
also be posted on NMFS’ Southeast
Regional Office’s Web site at https://
sero.nmfs.noaa.gov.
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What Will Happen After the Second
Referendum?
NMFS will present the results of the
second referendum at the March 2006
Council meeting. If the second
referendum fails, the Council cannot
proceed with implementation an IFQ
program for the commercial red snapper
fishery in the Gulf of Mexico. If the
second referendum is approved, the
Council would be authorized, if it so
decides, to submit the finalized plan
amendment and regulations to the
Secretary for review and approval or
disapproval. The proposed IFQ program
was developed through the usual
Council and rulemaking processes that
involved extensive opportunities for
industry and public review and input at
various Council meetings, public
hearings, and during public comment
periods on the plan amendment and
regulations. The plan amendment and
regulations could only be submitted to
the Secretary for review and approval or
disapproval if, in a second referendum,
approval of the submission was passed
by a majority (i.e., a number greater than
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half of a total) of the votes cast by the
eligible voters as described above.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 30, 2005.
Margo Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 123005B]
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
Scallop Committee in January, 2006 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.
The meeting will be held on
Monday, January 23, 2006, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn, One Thurber
Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 734–9600; fax: (401) 734–9700.
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
Committee will meet to begin
development of a draft Amendment 11
to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan. The primary purpose
of this amendment is to improve the
effectiveness of management in the
general category fishery. In addition, it
will address the allocation of scallops
between the limited access and general
category permit holders as well as
consider options to change the scallop
fishing year. The committee will review
and develop issues to present for public
comment at scoping meetings scheduled
for spring 2006. Draft management
alternatives will be developed at future
meetings based on scoping comments
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and specific policy direction from the
Council. The committee will also have
a closed door session to discuss the
formation of an ad-hoc industry
advisory panel for general category
management.
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.
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: December 30, 2005.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 123005C]
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 joint public meeting of its
Scientific and Statistical and Social
Sciences Advisory Committees in
January, 2006 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
Friday, January 27, 2006, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 225 McClellan
Highway, E. Boston, MA 02128;
telephone: (617) 569–5250; fax: (617)
561–0971.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 123005B]
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) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee in January, 2006
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 Monday, January 23, 2006, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, One
Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-9600; fax:
(401) 734-9700.
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 Committee will meet to begin development
of a draft Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management
Plan. The primary purpose of this amendment is to improve the
effectiveness of management in the general category fishery. In
addition, it will address the allocation of scallops between the
limited access and general category permit holders as well as consider
options to change the scallop fishing year. The committee will review
and develop issues to present for public comment at scoping meetings
scheduled for spring 2006. Draft management alternatives will be
developed at future meetings based on scoping comments and specific
policy direction from the Council. The committee will also have a
closed door session to discuss the formation of an ad-hoc industry
advisory panel for general category management.
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.
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: December 30, 2005.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-8310 Filed 1-5-06; 8:45 am]
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