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[Federal Register: July 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 134)]
[Notices]
[Page 34308]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr15jy09-59]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XQ28

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 Monkfish Oversight Committee on July
30, 2009 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 30, 2009 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton
Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone:
(603) 431-2300; fax: (603) 433-5649.
    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 purpose of the meeting is to continue
finalizing the details of alternatives for consideration in the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Amendment 5 to the Monkfish
Fishery Management Plan. The Monkfish Committee will discuss any issues
and questions presented by the Plan Development Team and/or staff
pertaining to the range of alternatives approved by the Council for
consideration in Amendment 5. The Council approved considering several
modifications to the existing management program, including changes to
the days-at-sea (DAS) program and monkfish incidental catch limits, as
well as approved for consideration several alternatives addressing the
rules applicable to monkfish vessels that are also enrolled in
groundfish sectors. Also under consideration in Amendment 5 are
monkfish sectors and Individually Transferrable Quotas (ITQs) with
several options for specific elements of those programs such as
qualification criteria. Any of these items may be discussed as needed
by the Committee.
    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: July 10, 2009
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-16737 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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