[Federal Register: August 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 164)]
[Notices]
[Page 50046]
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. 081706F]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (NEFMC) Herring
Oversight and Advisory Panel along with the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Section and Advisory Panel will meet to
consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meetings will be held in September 2006. For specific dates
and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft, 50
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
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:
Agenda
Monday, September 11, 2006 - Joint NEFMC and ASMFC Advisory Panel
Meeting, at 10 a.m.
1. Review alternatives under consideration for 2007-09 herring
fishery specifications and additional background information/analysis.
2. Discuss 2007-09 specifications and develop joint advisory panel
recommendations regarding: allowable biological catch (ABC), domestic
annual harvesting (DAH), domestic annual processing (DAP), joint
venture processing (JVP), total allowable level of foreign fishing
(TALFF), border transfer (BT), U.S. at-sea processing (USAP), optimum
yield (OY) and area-specific total allowable catches area-specific
(TACs), Research Set-Asides (RSAs)and set-asides for fixed gear
fisheries.
3. Discuss ASMFC-only issues for 2007-09 Fishery Specifications and
develop Advisory Panel recommendations.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - Joint NEFMC Herring Oversight Committee
and ASMFC Section Meeting, at 9 a.m.
1. Review alternatives under consideration for 2007-09 fishery
specifications and additional background information/analysis.
2. Receive report from Joint Herring Advisory Panel meeting and
summary of panel's recommendations.
3. Discuss Amendment 1 submission status and related issues.
4. Discuss 2007-09 specifications and develop Herring Committee and
Section recommendations regarding: ABC, DAH, DAP, JVP, TALFF, BT, USAP,
OY, TACs, RSA and set-asides for fixed gear fisheries.
5. ASMFC Section: Discuss ASMFC-only issues for 2007-09 Fishery
Specifications and develop recommendations.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in the agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified 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 the public has been notified of the NEFMC'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 working days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 18, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13989 Filed 8-23-06; 8:45 am]
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