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[Federal Register: June 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 107)]
[Notices]
[Page 38473-38474]
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. 052302D]
 
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Recreational Advisory Panel in June, 
2002. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full 
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury 
Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535-4600.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, 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: The Advisory Panel will develop 
recommendations for the Council with respect to the general strategy 
and overall policy issues facing recreational (including party/charter) 
fishermen in fisheries managed by the New England Fishery Management 
Council. The Panel will also discuss the ongoing development of 
Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP), and may develop preliminary recommendations for recreational 
management measures. They will consider these suggested measures and 
will develop recommendations that will be reviewed by the Council at a 
later date. After Council approval, the measures will be

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analyzed and included in a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement (DSEIS).
    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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: May 24, 2002.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-13952 Filed 6-3-02; 8:45 am]
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