80 FR 14363 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint public meeting of its Monkfish 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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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 joint public meeting of its Monkfish 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 Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport 
Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-3000; 
fax: (401) 732-9309.
    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 Monkfish Committee will meet to discuss 
draft alternatives for Framework Adjustment 9 that could modify the 
current days-at-Sea/trip limit system and possession limits. The 
Committee will review Plan Development Team analyses requested at the 
August 25, 2014 meeting. The Committee will also discuss Monkfish 
Research Set-Aside (RSA) priorities for 2016. The Committee may also 
discuss other business as necessary, e.g. the RSA program.
    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 16, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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IPTF also plans to draw on the Green preparation or for the use of any issues may not be the subject of formal
Paper and earlier responses to past information contained in the response. action during this meeting. Action will
Requests for Public Comment; past Authority: 47 U.S.C. 901(c). be restricted to those issues specifically
respondents are invited to provide listed in this notice and any issues
additional and updated viewpoints on Dated: March 16, 2015. arising after publication of this notice
IPTF efforts since those comments were Angela Simpson, that require emergency action under
provided. Deputy Assistant Secretary for section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Implementing the Multistakeholder Communications and Information. Act, provided the public has been
Process: Commenters also may wish to [FR Doc. 2015–06344 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] notified of the Council’s intent to take
provide their views on how stakeholder BILLING CODE 3510–60–P final action to address the emergency.
discussions of the proposed issue(s)
Special Accommodations
should be structured to ensure
openness, transparency, and consensus- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This meeting is physically accessible
building. Analogies to other Internet- to people with disabilities. Requests for
National Oceanic and Atmospheric sign language interpretation or other
related multistakeholder processes,
Administration auxiliary aids should be directed to
whether they are concerned with policy
or technical issues, could be especially RIN 0748–XD841 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
valuable. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
4. Please comment on the best New England Fishery Management the meeting date.
structure and mechanics for the Council; Public Meeting Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
process(es). If different security issues AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Dated: March 16, 2015.
will require different process structures, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Tracey L. Thompson,
please offer guidance on how to best Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
design an appropriate process for the Commerce. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
issue selected.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. [FR Doc. 2015–06307 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am]
5. How can the IPTF promote
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participation from a broad range of SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
stakeholders, i.e., from industry, civil Management Council (Council) is
society, academia, and international scheduling a joint public meeting of its DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
partners? In particular, how can we Monkfish Committee to consider actions
promote engagement from small and affecting New England fisheries in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
medium-sized enterprises (SME) that exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Administration
play key roles in the digital ecosystem? Recommendations from this group will
How critical is location for meetings, RIN 0648–XD840
be brought to the full Council for formal
and what factors should be considered consideration and action, if appropriate. New England Fishery Management
in determining where to host meetings?
DATES: This meeting will be held on Council; Public Meeting
6. What procedures and technologies
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.
can promote transparency of process, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
including promoting discussion ADDRESSES: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
between stakeholders and ensuring Meeting address: The meeting will be Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
those outside the process can held at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Commerce.
understand the decisions made? Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
7. What types of consensus outcomes telephone: (401) 739–3000; fax: (401)
can promote real security benefits 732–9309. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
without further adding to a compliance- Council address: New England Management Council’s (Council)
oriented model of security? Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Scientific and Statistical Committee
8. Would certain cybersecurity issues Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. (SSC) will meet to consider actions
be better served by a single workshop or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: affecting New England fisheries in the
other event to raise awareness and Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
promote independent action, rather than New England Fishery Management DATES: The meeting will be held on
a longer multistakeholder, consensus- Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9 a.m.
building process? SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
9. How should evaluation of the Monkfish Committee will meet to the Courtyard by Marriott/Boston Logan
processes be conducted to assess results discuss draft alternatives for Framework Airport, 225 McClellan Highway,
and to ensure that recommendations Adjustment 9 that could modify the Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617)
and outcomes of the process remain current days-at-Sea/trip limit system 569–5250.
actionable and current? and possession limits. The Committee Council address: New England
Response to this Request for Public will review Plan Development Team Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Comment is voluntary. Commenters are analyses requested at the August 25, Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
free to address any or all of the issues 2014 meeting. The Committee will also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
identified above, as well as provide discuss Monkfish Research Set-Aside Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
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information on other topics that they (RSA) priorities for 2016. The New England Fishery Management
think are relevant to promoting Committee may also discuss other Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
voluntary coordinated action to address business as necessary, e.g. the RSA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
cybersecurity risks through an open, program. Agenda items:
transparent, voluntary, consensus-based Although non-emergency issues not The Committee will receive a report
process. Please note that the contained in this agenda may come from Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Government will not pay for response before this group for discussion, those Regime Shifts Working Group and

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 14363
RIN Number		0748-XD84

80 FR 14363 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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