New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
The New England Fishery Management Council(Council) will hold six public hearings to solicit comment on Draft Amendment 11 including a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact St...
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The New England Fishery Management Council(Council) will hold six public hearings to solicit comment on Draft Amendment 11 including a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) to the Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
DATES:
Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, June 11, 2007. The meetings will be held in May, 2007. For specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
.
ADDRESSES:
The public hearing document can be obtained by contacting the New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
Meeting addresses: The meetings will be held in Hyannis, MA, Fairhaven, MA, Ellsworth, ME, Durham, NH, Newport News, VA and Manahawkin, NJ. For specific locations, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
.
Written comments: Should be mailed to Patricia Kurkul, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark on the envelope “Comments on Scallop Amendment 11”. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978)281-9135 or submitted via e-mail to
Scallop.Eleven@noaa.gov
with
( printed page 21227)
“Comments on Scallop Amendment 11” in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The agendas for the following six hearings are as follows: NEMFC staff will brief the public on the scallop amendment and the contents of the DSEIS prior to opening the hearing for public comments and the schedules are as follows:
Council Meetings: Locations, Schedules, and Agendas
1.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 6 p.m.; Radisson Hotel, 287 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone: (508) 771-1700.
2.
Thursday, May 17, 2007 at 6 p.m.; Holiday Inn Express, 110 Middle Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719; telephone: (508) 997-1281.
3.
Monday, May 21, 2007 at 6 p.m.; Holiday Inn, US Route 1 & 3, Ellsworth, ME 04605; telephone: (207) 667-9341.
4.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 6 p.m.; UNH NE Conference Center, 15 Strafford Avenue, Durham, NH 03824; telephone: (603) 862-2801.
5.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 6 p.m.; Virginia Marine Resources Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd floor, Newport News, VA 23607; telephone:(757) 247-2247.
These meetings are 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 working days prior to the meeting date.