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J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
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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; public meeting.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scientific and Statistical Committee on
April 14–15, 2008, 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: This meeting will be held on
Monday, April 14 beginning at 1 p.m.
and April 15 beginning at 8 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Providence Biltmore Hotel, 11
Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903;
telephone: (401) 421–0700; fax: (401)
455–3040.
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 Skate Plan
Development Team analyses regarding
skate catch limits and develop allowable
biological catch limit recommendations
that are consistent with Skate Fishery
Management Plan objectives to prevent
overfishing and rebuild thorny and
winter skates.
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
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Dated: March 25, 2008.
William D. Chappell,
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) will
hold a 3-day Council meeting on April
15–17, 2008, to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 15 beginning at 10 a.m.,
and Wednesday and Thursday, April 16
and 17, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Providence Biltmore Hotel, 11
Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903;
telephone: (401) 421–0700.
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:
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Following introductions and any
announcements, the Council will
receive a series of brief reports from the
Council Chairman and Executive
Director, the NOAA Fisheries Northeast
Regional Administrator, Northeast
Fisheries Science Center and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
liaisons, NOAA General Counsel,
NOAA Enforcement and representatives
of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission.
The Council also will review any
experimental fishery permits requests
published since the last Council
meeting and possibly offer comments.
Following a lunch break, the Council’s
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Scientific and Statistical Committee will
make recommendations concerning
acceptable biological catch levels for
winter and thorny skates while the
Skate Committee will report on progress
to develop winter and thorny skate
rebuilding and management alternatives
for inclusion in Amendment 3 to the
Skate Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
The committee will ask the Council to
consider and approve precautionary
annual catch limits, accountability
measures and additional management
measures to address recent changes in
the skate fishery. The last agenda item
of the day will involve an update by
Virginia Institute of Marine Science staff
on the institution’s Northeast Area
Monitoring and Assessment Program.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Council will review and approve
comment letters regarding the Minerals
Management Service’s Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Cape Wind Energy Project and the
Revised Framework for Developing a
National System for Marine Protected
Areas. A report from the Monkfish
Committee will follow, during which
the Council intends to take final action
on Framework 6 to the Monkfish FMP.
The Mid-Atlantic and New England
Councils are considering eliminating
backstop measures adopted in an earlier
action that would reduce or eliminate
days-at-sea in 2009 if landings exceeded
catch targets in either or both of the two
monkfish management areas during this
current fishing year. The Enforcement
Committee will review its
recommendations concerning any
changes to the running clock
prohibition and review its initial
discussion about sector monitoring and
enforcement. During the afternoon
session there will be a preliminary
report on a Gulf of Maine Research
Institute project to evaluate the
monitoring, reporting and enforcement
needs necessary to effectively track
catch by sector vessels in New England.
During the last agenda item, the
Council’s Groundfish Committee will
provide an update on Amendment 16,
including a review of annual catch limit
and accountability measures, as well as
effort control measures and sector
policy issues.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
During the Herring Committee report
the Council will review and approve a
scoping document for Amendment 4 to
the Atlantic Herring FMP and review
the amendment timeline. The Northeast
Fisheries Science Center will provide an
update on trawl survey gear and
calibration exercises regarding the FSVs
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG67
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee
on April 14-15, 2008, 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: This meeting will be held on Monday, April 14 beginning at 1
p.m. and April 15 beginning at 8 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel,
11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 421-0700;
fax: (401) 455-3040.
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 Skate Plan
Development Team analyses regarding skate catch limits and develop
allowable biological catch limit recommendations that are consistent
with Skate Fishery Management Plan objectives to prevent overfishing
and rebuild thorny and winter skates.
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: March 25, 2008.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-6439 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]
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