[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 41918] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-19737] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 072399A] 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 Interspecies Committee in August, 1999. Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Dates
The meeting will held on Tuesday, August 24, 1999, at 10 a.m.
Addresses
The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Colonial Hotel, 427 Walnut Street, Lynnfield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300.
For Further Information Contact
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council (781) 231-0422. Requests for special accommodations should be addressed to the New England Fishery Management Council, 5 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906-1036; telephone: (781) 231-0422.
Supplementary Information
The committee will discuss strawman proposals to manage capacity and latent effort in the multispecies, sea scallop and monkfish fisheries. A discussion of various permitting issues will include allowing the transfer of permits between vessels in limited access fisheries and allowing an increase in the number of combination (scallop and multispecies) permits. There will also be consideration of vessel upgrading issues. Although other issues not contained in this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice.
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: July 27, 1999. Bruce C. Morehead, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 99-19737 Filed 7-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F