[Federal Register: March 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 50)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031099A]

 
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 Enforcement Oversight Committee and 
Advisory Panel 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 meeting will be held on Monday, March 29, 1999. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Saugus, MA. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for specific locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council (781) 231-0422. Requests for 
special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery 
Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, Massachusetts 01906-1097; 
telephone: (781) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

    Monday, March 29, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Enforcement Oversight Committee 
with Advisory Panel
    Location: Council offices, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906; telephone 
(781) 231-0422.
    Agenda: The Enforcement Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel will 
review scallop dredge access to Closed Area II and develop 
recommendations to the Council to improve enforcement.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Enforcement Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel for discussion, 
in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, 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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is 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: March 10, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-6332 Filed 3-11-99; 2:38 pm]
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