[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 10561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4251]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA248


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Research Steering Committee 
(Committee), in March, 2011, 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: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 50 Ferncroft 
Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: (978) 750-
7959.
    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 committee will review all funded 
cooperative research projects in the Northeast over the last several 
years, including those approved through NOAA Fisheries, the Council's 
research set-aside programs, and both the Northeast Consortium and the 
Southern New England Research Collaborative Initiative. Information 
about project topic, level of funding and results will be organized in 
a format that will allow a clearer understanding of regional 
accomplishments and information gaps. The Research Steering Committee 
will have the opportunity to make recommendations about how to make the 
information collected more relevant to management, how to use research 
results more effectively, and also to comment on future research 
priorities.
    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: February 22, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-4251 Filed 2-24-11; 8:45 am]
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