[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 38 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8912-8913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4186]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XN57


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical 
Committee, on March 17-18, 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 Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 10 a.m. 
and Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, 
225 McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 569-5250; 
fax: (617) 561-0971.
    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:

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will conduct a 
review of proposed methods for analyzing the economic and social 
impacts of measures to be included in the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement associated with Amendment 15 to the Sea Scallop Fishery 
Management Plan; proposed methods for determining monkfish acceptable 
biological catch and accountability measures; and discuss further 
planning for a proposed Ecosystem-based Fishery Management Workshop and 
any other outstanding committee business related to SSC meeting 
schedules, priorities and attendance.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

    The SSC will review the Habitat Plan Development Team's methods and 
analyses of gear effects, vulnerability assessment and adverse impacts 
evaluations associated with Draft Habitat Omnibus <greek-i>2, an action 
that will update all New England Council fishery management plan 
essential fish habitat (EFH) designations and include measures to 
reduce adverse impacts on EFH.
    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.


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    Dated: February 24, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-4186 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]
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