New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 52086 [E7-17948]

Download as PDF 52086 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 12, 2007 / Notices Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a public meeting of the Ad Hoc Grouper Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Advisory Panel (AHGIFQAP). The AHGIFQAP meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2007 and conclude no later than 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2007. DATES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton St. Petersburg, 333 First Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; telephone 727–894–5000. Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607. ADDRESSES: Stu Kennedy, Fishery Biologist, telephone: (813) 348–1630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has scheduled a meeting of the Ad Hoc Grouper IFQ Advisory Panel to discuss the scoping document for Amendment 29 to the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan. Amendment 29 has alternatives for rationalizing effort and reducing overcapacity in the commercial Gulf of Mexico grouper fishery, including elimination of latent permits, a buyout or buyback program, permit endorsements, and Individual fishing quotas, and Individual transferable effort quotas. Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the AHGIFQAP for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Actions of the AHGIFQAP will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda 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. Copies of the agenda can be obtained by calling (813) 348–1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Special Accommodations This meeting is 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:43 Sep 11, 2007 Jkt 211001 Dated: September 7, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–17949 Filed 9–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC49 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’s (Council) VMS (Vessel Monitoring System)/ Enforcement Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007, at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New England Fishery Management Council Office, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 495–0492. 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 VMS/Enforcement Committee will review a Question and Answer document to be developed by the Northeast Regional Office highlighting the most asked questions about VMS. They will examine the requirements to only change fishing code from inside the demarcation line to the follwing VMS fisheries: herring, scallops and northeast multispecies. They will also examine inconsistent and duplicate regulations with respect to utilizing VMS as a vehicle to change or remove them. 2. The committee will approve/ endorse the Law Enforcement Precepts from the Office of Law Enforcement. 3. They will receive a written report from NMFS on the network outages by vendor and vessel missing position reports by vendor. 4. Also on the agenda will be the review of an emergency contact list and discussion regarding distribution. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5. Other business. 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. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 7, 2007. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E7–17948 Filed 9–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [XRIN: 0648–XA51] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Informational Meeting. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public informational meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Trans-Boundary Resource Assessment Committee (TRAC) Industry/Science Data Exchange Meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (508) 991–6279. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Exec utive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E7-17948]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC49


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's (Council) VMS 
(Vessel Monitoring System)/Enforcement Committee will meet to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the New England Fishery 
Management Council Office, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, 
Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 495-0492.

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 VMS/Enforcement Committee will review a Question and Answer 
document to be developed by the Northeast Regional Office highlighting 
the most asked questions about VMS. They will examine the requirements 
to only change fishing code from inside the demarcation line to the 
follwing VMS fisheries: herring, scallops and northeast multispecies. 
They will also examine inconsistent and duplicate regulations with 
respect to utilizing VMS as a vehicle to change or remove them.
    2. The committee will approve/endorse the Law Enforcement Precepts 
from the Office of Law Enforcement.
    3. They will receive a written report from NMFS on the network 
outages by vendor and vessel missing position reports by vendor.
    4. Also on the agenda will be the review of an emergency contact 
list and discussion regarding distribution.
    5. Other business.
    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.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: September 7, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-17948 Filed 9-11-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S

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