26340 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 9, 2007 / Notices 

The Multispecies (Groundfish) 

Committee will hold a joint meeting 

with the Multispecies (Monkfish) 

Committee to continue development of 

Amendment 16 to the Northeast 

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). The Multispecies (Groundfish) 

Committee will discuss revisions to the 

days-at-sea system, including a 

suggestion to develop a days-at-sea 

performance plan. They will also 

discuss a proposal to develop a limited 

entry program for party/charter fishing 

vessels that fish in the Gulf of Maine. 

After these discussions, the Committee 

will develop a recommendation for the 

Council on which alternative 

management systems (including the area 

management and point system 

proposals discussed at a meeting on 

April 20, 2007) should be developed in 

Amendment 16 as alternatives that will 

be considered for implementation in 

fishing year 2009. The Committee may 

recommend any of the alternatives for 

further development, or may make other 

recommendations on the contents of the 

amendment. The two Committees will 

then discuss the overlap between the 

groundfish and monkfish management 

plans and will consider whether the two 

plans should be merged, or if other 

changes are necessary in light of 

planned Amendment 16 development. 

The Multispecies (Groundfish) 

Committee will then review sector 

proposals received by the Council and 

develop a recommendation for the 

Council on what to do with those 

proposals. Finally, the Multispecies 

(Groundfish) Committee will consider 

recommending a standard that the 

Regional Administrator can use to 

approve additional gears in the Eastern 

U.S./Canada Haddock Special Access 

Program and in the Category B (regular) 

Day-at-Sea Program. 

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 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

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 date. 

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

Dated: May 4, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its Skate 

Advisory Panel and Plan Development 

Team (PDT) as well as its Skate 

Committee in May and June, 2007 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: These meetings will be held on 

Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. and 

Friday, June 1, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held 

at the Providence Biltmore, 11 Dorrance 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 421–0700; fax: (401) 455–3040. 

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 

agendas for the following meetings are 

as follows: 

1. Thursday, May 31, 2007; The PDT 

and Advisory Panel will develop 

recommendations for management 

alternatives to reduce mortality on 

skates, reduce bycatch, and rebuild 

overfished Thorny and Winter skates. 

Recommendations may also be made for 

alternatives addressing other issues. 

2. Friday, June 1, 2007; The 

committee will review scoping 

comments on Amendment 3 and 

develop management alternatives based 

on recommendations from the PDT and 

Advisory Panel. Management 

alternatives will focus on reducing 

mortality on skates, reducing bycatch, 

and rebuilding overfished Thorny and 

Winter skates. The committee may also 

develop alternatives to address other 

skate management issues. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

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, 

Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: May 4, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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