[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8853]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050307D]


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.

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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 Magnuson-Stevens 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.
[FR Doc. E7-8853 Filed 5-8-07; 8:45 am]
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