70 FR 142 pg. 43128 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 142Page: 43128
Docket number: [I.D. 072105C]
FR document: [FR Doc. E5-3973 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072105C]

New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Magnuson-Stevens Committee in August, 2005 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:

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel, 1657 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701; telephone: (508) 879-7200.

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 Magnuson-Stevens Committee will meet to review past comments on reauthorization as well as revisit and possibly revise draft comments presented at the June 2005 Council meeting in Portland, ME. Any committee recommendations will be forwarded for approval at the Council's September Council meeting scheduled in Fairhaven, MA.

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 (see ADDRESSES ) at least 5 days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: July 21, 2005.

Alan D. Risenhoover,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E5-3973 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]

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