[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5925-5926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2205]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XN02


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Skate Committee and Advisory 
Panel, in February, 2009, 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 Thursday, February 19, 2009, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 195 Westgate 
Drive, Brockton, MA 02301; telephone: (508) 588-6300; fax: (508) 580-
4384.
    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: Depending on decisions made at the February 
Council meeting on Draft Amendment 3 to the FMP for the Northeast Skate 
Complex, the Oversight Committee and Advisory Panel will either develop 
and recommend a final alternative from the Draft Amendment 3 document 
(available at http://www.nefmc.org/skates/planamen/amend3/Amend3_DSEIS_Sept08.htm), or revise Draft Amendment 3 and develop new or 
additional alternatives to meet the revised skate Acceptable Biological 
Catch (ABC/ACL) and Total Allowable Landing (TAL) limits. Other 
unrelated skate management issues may also be discussed at the chair's 
discretion, but no formal action will be taken on them.
    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: January 29, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-2205 Filed 2-2-09; 8:45 am]
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