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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 [Federal Register: February 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 35)]
[Notices]
[Page 11001-11002]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021301D]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Skate Oversight Committee and
Advisory Panel, Habitat Oversight Committee, Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) and Scallop Committee in March, 2001 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: The meetings will held between Tuesday, March 6, 2001 and
Monday, March 12, 2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Warwick, RI, Newburyport,
Danvers and East Boston, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
locations.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Tuesday, March 6, 2001, 10 a.m.--Scientific and Statistical
Committee
    Location: Rossi's, 50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 499-0240.
    The SSC committee will develop plans to provide the Council advice
on the priorities identified by the Council. These include: (1) Review
of fishing mortality and biomass reference points for selected
groundfish species and skates; (2) Review of changes in the scallop
reference points that might result from a rotational area management
strategy and the scientific basis of proposed scallop rotational area
management measures as developed by the Council and Scallop Plan
Development Team (PDT); (3) Evaluation of the available information on
the stock structure of monkfish and its implications for management.
Review of the monkfish assessment update (to be done by the Monkfish
Monitoring committee, and review of fishing mortality and biomass
reference points; (4) Review of the update of whiting status that will
be completed by the Whiting PDT; (5) Other issues that it might advise
the Council on such as the potential value of marine protected areas
(MPAs) and closed areas (quantify benefits from existing closed areas)
and multispecies management issues.
    Tuesday, March 6, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Joint Skate Committee and
Advisory Panel Meeting.
    Location: Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI
02886; telephone: (401) 739-3000.

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    The agenda will include a review of comments received during
scoping period for Skate Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The committee
and advisory panel will review Skate PDT report and provide additional
guidance to the PDT. They will also develop management alternatives for
Draft Skate FMP and public hearing document.
    Wednesday, March 7, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Habitat Oversight Committee.
    Location: Sheraton Ferncroft, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923;
telephone: (978)777-2500.
    The agenda will include a discussion of habitat measures,
alternatives and analyses to be included in the Groundfish FMP
Amendment 13 Draft Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement
(DSEIS). The committee will consider preliminary information on
required essential fish habitat (EFH) components of proposed Skate and
Red Crab FMPs. They will also review EFH Consultation activities,
including a proposed General Concurrence for U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers Philadelphia District's Nationwide Permit Program.
    The Committee will review applications to the Advisory Panel in a
CLOSED SESSION.
    Monday, March 12, 2001, 9:30 a.m.--Scallop Oversight Committee
Meeting.
    Location: Airport Holiday Inn, 225 McClellan Highway, East Boston,
MA 02128; telephone: (617)569-5250.
    The Scallop Oversight Committee will approve problem statements,
goals and objectives, and proposed management alternatives outline for
Amendment 10.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal Council 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 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

    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 (see ADDRESSES) at
least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: February 14, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-4296 Filed 2-20-01; 8:45 am]
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