[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29095-29096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 052201B]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint Groundfish Oversight 
Committee, Ad Hoc Capacity Committee and Groundfish Advisory Panel in 
June 2001. Recommendations from these committees will be brought to the 
full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore, Kennedy 
Plaza, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 421-0700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There is a concern that fishing effort may 
increase in the groundfish fishery, threatening recent improvements in 
stock condition. The Groundfish Oversight Committee, Groundfish 
Advisory Panel, and Ad Hoc Capacity Committee will meet to review 
issues concerning latent effort and

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unused days-at-sea (DAS). They will discuss four alternatives 
identified by the Capacity Committee in 2000, as well as an additional 
alternative developed by the Groundfish Plan Development Team (PDT). 
The joint Committees will review these alternatives, identify possible 
revisions, and develop recommendations on which, if any, should be 
included as part of Amendment 13 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan. The Committees may also develop additional options for 
addressing latent effort, and may develop a schedule for addressing 
this issue and adopting any suggested management measures.
    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 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: May 23, 2001.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-13436 Filed 5-25-01; 8:45 am]
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