[Federal Register: April 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 75)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041399B]

 
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a number of public meetings of its oversight committees and 
advisory panels in May, 1999 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 meetings will be held between May 4 and May 5, 1999. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Danvers, 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,MA 01906-1036; telephone: (781) 
231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Dates and Agendas

     Tuesday, May 4, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Interspecies Committee Meeting
    Location: Kings Grant Inn, Trask Road (Route 128 North), Danvers, 
MA 01923; telephone: (978) 774-6800; fax: (978) 774-6502.
    The committee will discuss the issues of managing capacity and 
latent effort in New England fisheries; ranking of committee 
priorities; changing the start of the fishing year for various 
fisheries and review and discuss unresolved issues from the vessel 
permit consistency amendment.
    Wednesday, May 5, 1999, 9:30 a.m.--Joint Habitat Advisors and 
Committee Meeting
    Location: Kings Grant Inn, Trask Road (Route 128 North), Danvers, 
MA 01923; telephone: (978) 774-6800; fax: (978) 774-6502.
    Review of 1999 Habitat Annual Review Report; consideration of 
additional Habitat Area of Particular Concern designations and measures 
to protect essential fish habitat; identification of habitat-related 
issues to be addressed during development of the next groundfish and 
sea scallop amendments.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
the Council 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 identified in this notice.

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 days prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: April 14, 1999.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-9863 Filed 4-19-99; 8:45 am]
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