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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 [Federal Register: April 19, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 76)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20130]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr19ap01-20]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 041001A]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold
a 2-day Council meeting, on May 2 and May 3, 2001, to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 2 and 3,
at 9 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., respectively.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 1 Newbury
Street, Route 1 North, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone (978) 535-4600.
Requests for special accommodations should be addressed to the New
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2,
Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone (978) 465-0492.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Wednesday, May 2, 2001

    After introductions, the Council will receive reports on recent
activities from the Council Chairman, Executive Director, the NMFS
Regional Administrator, Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council liaisons, NOAA General Counsel and
representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, NMFS Enforcement and the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. An expanded enforcement
briefing will be provided by the U.S. Coast Guard. NMFS also will
report to the Council about funds dispersed through the Northeast
Marine Fisheries Initiative. These reports will be followed by a NMFS
presentation on the status of the North Atlantic right whale. During
the afternoon session, the Council staff will present issues and
options under consideration by the Herring Committee for a limited
entry/controlled access system for Area 1A (inshore Gulf of Maine) as
described in the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The
Red Crab Committee will request approval of management measures to be
analyzed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Red Crab
FMP.

Thursday, May 3, 2001

    The Council's Skate Committee will request approval of goals and
objectives for the Northeast Skate Complex FMP. The Council will spend
the rest of the day addressing groundfish issues. The Groundfish
Committee will ask the Council for approval of draft management
measures to be analyzed in the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP. Measures
under consideration include: (1) habitat-related alternatives (methods
to designate Essential Fish Habitat, Habitat Areas of Particular
Concern designations, and measures to minimize adverse impacts
associated with fishing activities); (2) refinement of status quo
measures using existing management tools; (3) an area-based regime
using area specific measures that may include measures to address
unused days-at-sea; and (4) the allocation of resources to different
industry sectors that may include measures to address unused days-at-
sea. The Council meeting will adjourn after addressing any other
outstanding business.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council action will
be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of this notification that require
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
provided that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
    The Council will consider public comments at a minimum of two
Council meetings before making recommendations to the NMFS Regional
Administrator on any framework adjustment to a fishery management plan.
If she concurs with the adjustment proposed by the Council, the
Regional Administrator has the discretion to publish the action either
as proposed or final regulations in the Federal Register. Documents
pertaining to framework adjustments are available for public review 7
days prior to a final vote by the Council.

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.

    Dated: April 12, 2001.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-9650 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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