[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 34308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16737]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XQ28


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 Monkfish Oversight Committee on July 
30, 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 Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton 
Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: 
(603) 431-2300; fax: (603) 433-5649.
    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 purpose of the meeting is to continue 
finalizing the details of alternatives for consideration in the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Amendment 5 to the Monkfish 
Fishery Management Plan. The Monkfish Committee will discuss any issues 
and questions presented by the Plan Development Team and/or staff 
pertaining to the range of alternatives approved by the Council for 
consideration in Amendment 5. The Council approved considering several 
modifications to the existing management program, including changes to 
the days-at-sea (DAS) program and monkfish incidental catch limits, as 
well as approved for consideration several alternatives addressing the 
rules applicable to monkfish vessels that are also enrolled in 
groundfish sectors. Also under consideration in Amendment 5 are 
monkfish sectors and Individually Transferrable Quotas (ITQs) with 
several options for specific elements of those programs such as 
qualification criteria. Any of these items may be discussed as needed 
by the Committee.
    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: July 10, 2009
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-16737 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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