[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 48606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23224]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 083199C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel in September, 
1999. Recommendations from the advisors will be brought to the Herring 
Oversight Committee and full Council for formal consideration and 
action, if appropriate. This will be a joint meeting with the Herring 
Industry Advisory Panel of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission.

DATES: The meeting will held on Friday, September 17, 1999 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton South Portland 
Hotel, 363 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, ME 04106, telephone: (207) 
775-6161.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 5 
Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council (781) 231-0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The advisors will elect a chair and vice-
chair. They will also discuss various options for developing a 
controlled access program for the Atlantic herring fishery. The 
advisors may discuss other herring management issues, including 
spawning area closures and gear interactions.
    Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before 
this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the 
subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action 
will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice.

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: August 31, 1999.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 99-23224 Filed 9-3-99; 8:45 am]
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