[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16364-16365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XO61


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.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
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 Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10 a.m. 
and Friday, May 1, 2009 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 55 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: 
(978) 750-7959.
    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:

Thursday, April 30, 2009

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will review the 
Monkfish Plan Development Team's analyses for determining monkfish 
acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability 
measures and proposed methods for the development of Atlantic herring 
acceptable biological catch, annual catch limits and accountability 
measures.

Friday, May 1, 2009

    The SSC will review methods proposed by the Groundfish Plan 
Development Team for determining acceptable biological catch, annual 
catch limits and accountability

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measures for the 19 stocks in the Northeast Multispecies complex and 
possibly discuss proposed rebuilding strategies for overfished 
groundfish stocks.
    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: April 6, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-8145 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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