80_FR_13032 80 FR 12984 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

80 FR 12984 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 48 (March 12, 2015)

Page Range12984-12984
FR Document2015-05587

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Committee 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD804


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 Ecosystem Based Fishery Management 
Committee 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 Monday, March 30, 2015 at 1 p.m. 
and Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 
Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311; fax: 
(207) 772-4017
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Oversight Committee will evaluate 
available procedures to develop and implement Ecosystem Based Fisheries 
Management (EBFM) policy, based on a staff discussion document. To 
provide feedback to the EBFM Plan Development Team, the committee will 
discuss progress on developing scientific advice on modifying the 
Atlantic herring Acceptable Biological Catch control rule in Draft 
Amendment 8 to account for forage considerations and herring's role in 
the ecosystem. Finally, the committee will develop a letter commenting 
on NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Strategy (documents available at http://www.nefmc.org/library/briefing-on-noaa-fisheries-draft-climate-science-strategy).
    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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 6, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-05587 Filed 3-11-15; 8:45 am]
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12984 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices Dated: March 6, 2015. population of kelp greenling off Oregon. economic zone (EEZ). Paul Piquado, Recommendations regarding the data Recommendations from this group will Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and available for use in developing CPUE be brought to the full Council for formal Compliance. indices for black rockfish, China consideration and action, if appropriate. [FR Doc. 2015–05711 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] rockfish, and kelp greenling will be DATES: This meeting will be held on BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P forwarded to Stock Assessment Teams Monday, March 30, 2015 at 1 p.m. and that will be conducting the assessments Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. for their consideration in preparing ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE these assessments scheduled for formal the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring review later in 2015. Other data and Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: National Oceanic and Atmospheric approaches to assessing the abundance (207) 775–2311; fax: (207) 772–4017 Administration and productivity of west coast black Council address: New England RIN 0648–XD794 rockfish, China rockfish, and kelp Fishery Management Council, 50 Water greenling may also be discussed at the Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Pacific Fishery Management Council; Nearshore Species Assessment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nearshore Species’ Assessment Workshop. No management actions will Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Workshop be decided in this workshop. Although non-emergency issues not New England Fishery Management AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries identified in the workshop agenda may Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and come before the workshop participants SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for discussion, those issues may not be Oversight Committee will evaluate Commerce. the subject of formal action during this available procedures to develop and ACTION: Notice of public workshop. workshop. Formal action at the implement Ecosystem Based Fisheries workshop will be restricted to those Management (EBFM) policy, based on a SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery issues specifically listed in this notice staff discussion document. To provide Management Council (Pacific Council) and any issues arising after publication feedback to the EBFM Plan will sponsor a nearshore species of this notice that require emergency Development Team, the committee will assessment workshop to evaluate catch action under section 305(c) of the discuss progress on developing data and proposed catch-per-unit-effort Magnuson-Stevens Fishery scientific advice on modifying the (CPUE) indices for 2015 west coast Conservation and Management Act, Atlantic herring Acceptable Biological groundfish stock assessments for black provided the public has been notified of Catch control rule in Draft Amendment rockfish, China rockfish, and kelp the workshop participants’ intent to take 8 to account for forage considerations greenling off Oregon. The Nearshore final action to address the emergency. and herring’s role in the ecosystem. Species Assessment Workshop is open Finally, the committee will develop a to the public. Special Accommodations letter commenting on NOAA Fisheries DATES: The Nearshore Species This meeting is physically accessible Draft Climate Strategy (documents Assessment Workshop will commence to people with disabilities. Requests for available at http://www.nefmc.org/ at 1 p.m. PT, Tuesday, March 31, 2015 auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. library/briefing-on-noaa-fisheries-draft- and will continue through 5:30 p.m. or Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2425 at climate-science-strategy). as necessary to complete business for least 5 days prior to the workshop date. Although non-emergency issues not the day. The workshop will continue on Dated: March 6, 2015. contained in this agenda may come Wednesday, April 1, 2015 and before this group for discussion, those Tracey L. Thompson, Thursday, April 2, 2015 beginning at issues may not be the subject of formal Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. each action during this meeting. Action will Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. day, or as necessary to complete be restricted to those issues specifically [FR Doc. 2015–05586 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] business. listed in this notice and any issues BILLING CODE 3510–22–P arising after publication of this notice ADDRESSES: The Nearshore Species that require emergency action under Assessment Workshop will be held at section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Act, provided the public has been 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR National Oceanic and Atmospheric notified of the Council’s intent to take 97220; telephone: (503) 281–2500. The Administration final action to address the emergency. workshop will be held in the Cascade A/B Room on March 31 and April 1, and RIN 0648–XD804 Special Accommodations will move to the Garden A/B Room on This meeting is physically accessible April 2. New England Fishery Management to people with disabilities. Requests for Council address: Pacific Council, Council; Public Meeting sign language interpretation or other 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, auxiliary aids should be directed to Portland, OR 97220–1384. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), John DeVore, Pacific Council; asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Commerce. the meeting date. telephone: (503) 820–2413. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Nearshore Species SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Dated: March 6, 2015. Assessment Workshop is to evaluate Management Council (Council) is Tracey L. Thompson, available catch and effort data proposed scheduling a public meeting of its Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable for developing CPUE indices to inform Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 2015 groundfish stock assessments for Committee to consider actions affecting [FR Doc. 2015–05587 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] black and China rockfish, as well as the New England fisheries in the exclusive BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation80 FR 12984 
RIN Number0648-XD80
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