New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 27293-27294 [E7-9252]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director,
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
11 a.m. - The Council meeting will
begin with a review the agenda and
minutes. Public testimony on exempted
fishing permits (EFPs), if any, Final Reef
Fish Amendment 27/Shrimp 14, and
Final Vermilion Snapper Regulatory
Amendment 14 and Open Public
Comment Period regarding any fishery
issue or concern will be from 11:15 a.m.
- 12 p.m. and 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. People
wishing to speak before the Council
should complete a public comment card
prior to the comment period.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
The Council will review and discuss
reports from the previous two days’
committee meetings as follows:
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. - Joint Reef Fish/
Mackerel/Red Drum;
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Administrative
Policy;
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Mackerel
Management;
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - Data
Collection;
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Budget/
Personnel;
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Joint Reef
Fish/Shrimp Management;
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Reef Fish
Management;
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Report of the
Closed Council Meeting Conference
Call;
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - The Council
will conclude its meeting by discussing
Other Business items.
Committees
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Monday, June 4, 2007
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. - The Joint Reef Fish/
Mackerel/Red Drum Management
Committee will meet to approve a
public hearing draft of the Generic
Offshore Aquaculture Amendment.
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. - The Administrative
Policy Committee will meet to consider
NMFS recommendations for Annual
Catch Limits (ACL), Accountability
Measures (AM), and the Scientific and
Statistical Commitee (SSC) charges in
Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act
(MSRA).
Tuesday June 5, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - The Mackerel
Management Committee will meet to
consider actions recommended by the
Joint Special Mackerel Group.
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9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Data
Collection Committee will meet to hear
a report on the progress of the National
Committee on Recreational Data
Surveys.
11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - The Budget/
Personnel Committee will meet to
consider the issue of increasing the
liaison grant to the states.
1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - The Joint Reef
Fish/Shrimp Management Committee
will meet to hear summaries of public
hearings and reports of SSC and
Advisory Panels (APs) on draft Reef
Fish 27/Shrimp 14 Amendment and to
develop their recommendations to the
Council.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - The Reef Fish
Management Committee will meet to
recommend actions on Reef Fish
Amendment 30, Part A and B,
addressing overfishing of Reef Fish
stocks and the Regulatory Amendment
for Vermilion Snapper.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. - NOAA Fisheries
Service and Gulf Council staff will hold
an open public forum/question and
answer session on Gulf Reef Fish. This
forum, while not a public hearing, will
provide the public an opportunity to ask
questions and discuss Gulf Reef Fish
science and management issues in a less
formal setting intended to increase
dialogue between constituents and
fishery managers.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - The Reef Fish
Management Committee continues to
meet.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agendas may come before the
Council and Committees for discussion,
in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings.
Actions of the Council and Committees
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agendas
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 action to address the
emergency. The established times for
addressing items on the agenda may be
adjusted as necessary to accommodate
the timely completion of discussion
relevant to the agenda items. In order to
further allow for such adjustments and
completion of all items on the agenda,
the meeting may be extended from, or
completed prior to the date established
in this notice.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina Trezza at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: May 10, 2007.
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
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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
Research Steering Committee
(Committee) in March, 2007 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
Thursday, May 30, 2007, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200; fax: (508) 256–2550.
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: review several final
cooperative research project reports and
develop management advice for use by
the Council; address the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center’s report on the
impacts of fishing on groundfish
spawning activities and related followup activities concerning the Northeast
Region’s Experimental Fishing Permit
Program; develop recommendations
concerning the peer review of the
recently concluded study fleet pilot
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project; discuss data archiving and data
access for cooperative research project
results; and other outstanding business
related to cooperative research.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 10, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Council; Public Meetings
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Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/
Ecosystem Advisory Panel and its
Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee, in
June, 2007, 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: These meetings will be held on
Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 9 a.m. and 1
p.m. respectively.
ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held
at the Hilton Mystic Hotel, 20 Coogan
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Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355;
telephone: (860) 572–0731; fax: (860)
572–0328.
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
panel’s schedule and agenda for the
following meeting is as follows:
1. Tuesday, June 5, 2007, from 9 a.m.
- 12 p.m.; The Advisory Panel will meet
to review the formal public comments
received on Phase 1 of the Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment
and consider making recommendations
to the Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem
Oversight Committee on the alternatives
contained therein.
2. Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 1 p.m.; As
directed by the Council and with the
assistance of the Northeast Fisheries
Science Center (NEFSC), the Committee
will begin discussions on the
delineation of sub-ecoregions for use in
ecosystem approaches to fisheries
management. The committee will also
review the formal public comments
received on Phase 1 of the EFH
Omnibus Amendment and the
alternatives contained therein and will
make recommendations to the Council
on Phase 1 final actions for
consideration at the June 19–21, 2007
Council meeting in Portland, ME.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
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,
Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 10, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Commerce Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee Meeting
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting of the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee
(Committee). The Committee provides
advice to the Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information on
spectrum management matters.
DATES: The meeting will be held on May
30, 2007, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4830,
1401 Constitution Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. Public comments may
be mailed to Spectrum Management
Advisory Committee, 1401 Constitution
Ave. N.W., Room 4725, Washington,
D.C. 20230 or emailed to
spectrumadvisory@ntia.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meredith Baker, Designated Federal
Official, at (202) 482–1830 or
mbaker@ntia.doc.gov; Joe Gattuso at
(202) 482–0977 or
jgattuso@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit
NTIA’s web site at www.ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of
Commerce established the Spectrum
Management Advisory Committee
(Committee) to implement a
recommendation of the President’s
Initiative on Spectrum Management
pursuant to the President’s November
29, 2004 Memorandum for the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies on
the subject of ‘‘Spectrum Management
for the 21st Century.’’ 1 This Committee
is subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2
and is consistent with the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. § 904(b).
The Committee provides advice to the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information on
needed reforms to domestic spectrum
policies and management to enable the
introduction of new spectrumdependent technologies and services,
1 President’s Memorandum on Improving
Spectrum Management for the 21st Century, 49
Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 2875 (Nov. 29, 2004)
(Executive Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[XRIN: 0648-XA26]
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 Research Steering Committee
(Committee) in March, 2007 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 Thursday, May 30, 2007, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 256-
2550.
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: review several final
cooperative research project reports and develop management advice for
use by the Council; address the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's
report on the impacts of fishing on groundfish spawning activities and
related follow-up activities concerning the Northeast Region's
Experimental Fishing Permit Program; develop recommendations concerning
the peer review of the recently concluded study fleet pilot
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project; discuss data archiving and data access for cooperative
research project results; and other outstanding business related to
cooperative research.
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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 10, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-9252 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]
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