[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20470]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA634


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Monkfish Oversight Committee on 
August 31, 2011 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: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Wynwood Hotel, 
580 U.S. Highway 1, Interstate Traffic Circle, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 436-7600; fax: (603) 436-7600.
    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: At the last meeting, the Committee tasked 
the Monkfish Advisory Panel (AP) and the Monkfish Plan Development Team 
(PDT) to elaborate and substantiate the bullet list of problems and 
issues developed by the AP and Committee after the scoping session on 
Amendment 6, in which the New England and Mid-Atlantic Councils are 
considering catch shares management for the monkfish fishery. At this 
meeting, the Committee will review the AP and PDT reports and develop a 
recommended set of goals and objectives for Amendment 6 for approval by 
the Councils.
    The Committee will also hold a closed session at the end of the 
meeting to review applications for recently vacated AP seats. The 
Committee's recommendations will be transmitted to the Executive 
Committee for approval.
    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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 8, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-20470 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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