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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 items 

of discussion in the panel’s agenda are 

as follows: 

1. The Groundfish Advisory Panel 

will meet to discuss Amendment 16 

development. The Panel will discuss 

days-at-sea management alternatives 

and recommendations, 

recommendations for management of 

the U.S./Canada resource sharing areas, 

and sector proposals (including the 

interaction between sectors and 

common pool vessels). 

2. Other business. Advisory Panel 

recommendations will be considered by 

the Multispecies Committee on May 31, 

2007. 

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 7, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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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 

Scallop Committee, in 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: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Radisson Hotel, 180 Water Street, 

Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508) 

747–4900; fax: (508) 746–2609. 

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 

committee will review public comments 

received on the Amendment 11 Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (DSEIS) and make 

recommendations for the Council to 

consider for final action on Amendment 

11. Amendment 11 is considering 

alternatives to control capacity and 

mortality in the general category scallop 

fishery as well as other measures. If time 

permits, the committee will discuss 

development of alternatives for 

consideration in Framework 19. 

Framework 19 will consider 

management alternatives for fishing 

years 2008 and 2009. The Committee 

may consider other topics at their 

discretion. 

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: May 7, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9049 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[XRIN: 0648–XA13] 

North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will hold public 

meetings. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

June 4, 2007 through June 12, 2007. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: Council meeting - 

Centennial Hall, 330 Harbor Drive, 

Sitka, AK. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff, Phone: 

907–271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council will begin its plenary session at 

8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 

continuing through June 12, 2007. The 

Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will 

begin at 8 a.m., Monday, June 4 and 

continue through Saturday June 9. The 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, 

June 4 and continue through 

Wednesday June 6, 2007. The 

Enforcement Committee will meet 

Tuesday, June 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

at the Centennial Hall. All meetings are 

open to the public, except executive 

sessions. 

Council Plenary Session: The agenda 

for the Council’s plenary session will 

include the following issues. The 

Council may take appropriate action on 

any of the issues identified. 

1. Reports 

a. Executive Director’s Report 

(including Standard Operations 

Practices and Procedures review and 

approval) 

b. NMFS Management Report 

(including updates on cost recovery, 


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