[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 27294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9253]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[XRIN: 0648-XA28]


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 Habitat/Marine Protected Area (MPA)/
Ecosystem Advisory Panel and its Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem 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: These meetings will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at 9 a.m. 
and 1 p.m. respectively.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held at the Hilton Mystic Hotel, 20 
Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572-0731; fax: 
(860) 572-0328.
    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 panel's schedule and agenda for the 
following meeting is as follows:
    1. Tuesday, June 5, 2007, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; The Advisory Panel 
will meet to review the formal public comments received on Phase 1 of 
the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment and consider making 
recommendations to the Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Oversight Committee on the 
alternatives contained therein.
    2. Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 1 p.m.; As directed by the Council and 
with the assistance of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 
the Committee will begin discussions on the delineation of sub-
ecoregions for use in ecosystem approaches to fisheries management. The 
committee will also review the formal public comments received on Phase 
1 of the EFH Omnibus Amendment and the alternatives contained therein 
and will make recommendations to the Council on Phase 1 final actions 
for consideration at the June 19-21, 2007 Council meeting in Portland, 
ME.
    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 10, 2007.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-9253 Filed 5-14-07; 8:45 am]
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