[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76448-76449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7829]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 121905C]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Habitat/MPA Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Mystic, 9 
Whitehall Avenue, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 536-4281.
    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 items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:
    1. The Committee will continue work on elements of the Essential 
Fish Habitat (EFH) Omnibus Amendment 2 including, but not limited to: 
review and refinement of EFH designations and consideration of Habitat 
Areas of Particular Concern.
    2. The Committee will discuss issues relevant to the Ecosystems 
Pilot Project, including:
     A presentation on the interface of coastal pollution and 
marine fisheries productivity
     A review the Stakeholder Workshop results
     Future directions for the Pilot Project
    3. There will be a closed session to consider Habitat Advisory 
Panel membership.
    4. The Committee may consider other topics at their discretion.
    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 identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
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section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 date.

    Dated: December 21, 2005.
Emily Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E5-7829 Filed 12-23-05; 8:45 am]
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