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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 the meeting. Actions will
be restricted to the issue 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.
Special Accommodations
The listening stations are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–14068 Filed 6–20–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XI53
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:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Committee, in July, 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.
SUMMARY:
This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This 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.
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Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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The
committee will review public scoping
comments on Amendment 15 and begin
development of alternatives. The
scoping issues included:
implementation of annual catch limits
(ACLs); measures to rationalize the
limited access scallop fishery; revision
of the overfishing definition;
modifications to specific aspects of the
general category limited entry program
implemented by Amendment 11;
measures to address essential fish
habitat (EFH) closed areas in the Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) if the
EFH Omnibus Amendment is delayed;
alternatives to improve the research setaside program and modifying the start
date of the scallop fishing year. Other
issues may also be discussed based on
input from scoping. The committee will
also review Section 7 Endangered
Species Act Consultation for the Scallop
FMP (Biological Opinion) and discuss
potential management implications. The
committee may discuss other topics at
their discretion.
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.
RIN: 0648–XI56
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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
Scientific and Statistical Committee on
July 10, 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
Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Maine Research Institute,
350 Commercial Street, Portland, ME
04101; telephone: (207) 772–2321; fax:
(207) 772–6855.
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: In
addition to electing a Chairman and
Vice Chairman, the Science and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will: (1)
review and develop comments on the
NMFS proposed rule that addresses
requirements for annual catch limits
and accountability measures; (2) as part
of Amendment 16 to the Council’s
Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish)
Fishery Management Plan, review a
proposed process for setting northeast
multispecies overfishing levels,
acceptable biological catch and annual
catch limits; (3) review Groundfish Plan
Development Team guidance for
evaluating uncertainty when setting
annual catch limits, and; 4) review
analytic techniques for estimating the
economic impacts of groundfish
management actions.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XI53
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 July, 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 Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This 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 review public scoping
comments on Amendment 15 and begin development of alternatives. The
scoping issues included: implementation of annual catch limits (ACLs);
measures to rationalize the limited access scallop fishery; revision of
the overfishing definition; modifications to specific aspects of the
general category limited entry program implemented by Amendment 11;
measures to address essential fish habitat (EFH) closed areas in the
Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) if the EFH Omnibus Amendment is
delayed; alternatives to improve the research set-aside program and
modifying the start date of the scallop fishing year. Other issues may
also be discussed based on input from scoping. The committee will also
review Section 7 Endangered Species Act Consultation for the Scallop
FMP (Biological Opinion) and discuss potential management implications.
The committee may discuss other topics at their discretion.
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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14066 Filed 6-20-08; 8:45 am]
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