[Federal Register: July 31, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 147)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44918]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[I.D. 072303A]
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 August 13-14, 2003, to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, August 13
and 14, 2003. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday and 8:30
a.m. on Thursday.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Peabody Marriott Hotel, 8A
Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone (978) 977-0010. 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 and Thursday, August 13 and 14, 2003
Following introductions, the Council will consider final approval
of management measures for inclusion in Amendment 10 to the Atlantic
Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan, based on public comments on the
associated Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The
action may include alternatives to improve scallop yield through area
rotation or other measures; to minimize impacts on essential fish
habitat and bycatch; to revise the management and permitting process
for scallop fishing with general category permits; to modify or
introduce new procedures to collect fishery data; to conduct and fund
habitat research through set-asides; and to make management changes
through the framework adjustment process. The Council also will
consider revising the scallop overfishing definition to be compatible
with area rotation and long-term closures, as well as changing the
fishing year. Any other outstanding business will be addressed before
adjournment of the meeting.
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 notice that require
emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, provided that 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 date.
Dated: July 25, 2003.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-19519 Filed 7-30-03; 8:45 am]
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