80 FR 15567 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)

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

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15567-15568]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06659]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD848


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 Research Steering Committee.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 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 Research Steering Committee will: (a) 
Review the final report for the cooperative research project ``Large 
Mesh [Belly] Panel in Small Mesh Fisheries as a Method to Reduce 
Yellowtail Flounder Bycatch in Cultivator Shoal''; (b) review any 
additional analysis performed for the cooperative research project 
``Large Mesh [Belly] Panel in Small Mesh Fisheries as a Method to 
Reduce Yellowtail Flounder Bycatch in Georges Bank''; and (c) discuss 
possible improvements to the research set-aside process. The Committee 
also may receive an update on the Council-funded collaborative 
groundfish research project managed by the Northeast Consortium 
(Supplemental Request for Proposal due March 17, 2015). Other issues 
may also be discussed.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in

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accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the 
subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be 
restricted to those issues specifically identified 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 19, 2015.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06659 Filed 3-23-15; 8:45 am]
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