80 FR 22975 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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FR Document		2015-09587

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Plan Development Team and Advisory Panel 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-XD912


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 Scallop Plan Development Team and 
Advisory Panel 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 Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by 
Marriott, 55 Jefferson Park Road, Warwick, RI 02888; telephone: (401) 
467-6900; fax: (401) 467-2666.
    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: Recipients of recent Scallop RSA awards will 
provide a status update and summary of preliminary findings to the 
Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT) and Advisory Panel (AP). 
Presentations will include RSA projects that have not yet been used 
directly in the scallop management process. This meeting is not a 
formal review of the methods or results of these projects. Instead, 
this meeting is only an overview to better inform the PDT and AP of 
current research status and help identify future research priority 
recommendations. Other issues may be discussed, time permitting.

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: April 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Western Pacific Fishery Management 9. Discussion and Recommendations Meeting address: The meeting will be
Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, The order in which the agenda items held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 55
Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone: (808) are addressed may change. The Jefferson Park Road, Warwick, RI 02888;
522–8220. meetings will run as late as necessary to telephone: (401) 467–6900; fax: (401)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: complete scheduled business. 467–2666.
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; Although non-emergency issues not Council address: New England
telephone: (808) 522–8220. contained in this agenda may come Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: before these groups for discussion, those Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
issues may not be the subject of formal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Schedule and Agenda for the PPT action during these meetings. Action Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
Meeting will be restricted to those issues New England Fishery Management
Wednesday, May 12, 2015, 8:30 a.m. specifically listed in this document and Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
any issue arising after publication of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recipients
1. Introduction of recent Scallop RSA awards will
this document that requires emergency
2. Annual Report Review
action under section 305(c) of the provide a status update and summary of
A. Review 2014 Annual Report
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery preliminary findings to the Scallop Plan
Modules and Recommendations
Conservation and Management Act, Development Team (PDT) and Advisory
i. Commonwealth of the Northern
provided the public has been notified of Panel (AP). Presentations will include
Mariana Islands
ii. American Samoa the Council’s intent to take final action RSA projects that have not yet been
iii. Guam to address the emergency. used directly in the scallop management
iv. Hawaii process. This meeting is not a formal
Special Accommodations
v. International review of the methods or results of these
B. 2014 Annual Report Region Wide These meetings are physically projects. Instead, this meeting is only an
Recommendations accessible to people with disabilities. overview to better inform the PDT and
Requests for sign language AP of current research status and help
Thursday, May 13, 2015, 8:30 a.m. interpretation or other auxiliary aids identify future research priority
3. Skipjack Range Contraction should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, recommendations. Other issues may be
4. Update on Council Actions (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– discussed, time permitting.
5. Purse Seine and Longline Meetings 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date. Special Accommodations
6. Stock Status Determination Criteria
7. Other Business Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
This meeting is physically accessible
8. Public Comment to people with disabilities. Requests for
Dated: April 21, 2015. sign language interpretation or other
9. Pelagic Plan Team Recommendations
Tracey L. Thompson, auxiliary aids should be directed to
Schedule and Agenda for the Joint Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
Meeting of the Hawaii Members of the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
PPT, AP, NCFAC and FIAP [FR Doc. 2015–09586 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am] the meeting date.
Thursday, May 14, 2015, 9 a.m. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
1. Introduction and Welcome Dated: April 21, 2015.
2. Approval of Agenda DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Tracey L. Thompson,
3. Minimum Size for Hawaii Yellowfin Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Tuna National Oceanic and Atmospheric Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
A. Yield per Recruit Administration [FR Doc. 2015–09587 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am]
B. Socio-economic Studies BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
C. Discussion RIN 0648–XD912
4. Cross Seamount Fishery
A. Contemporary Synopsis of the New England Fishery Management DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Cross Seamount Area Fishery Council; Public Meeting
B. Discussion AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric
5. Marine Mammal Depredation Administration
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
A. Marine Mammal Depredation
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), RIN 0648–XD904
Reports in the Hawaii Commercial
Commerce.
Catch Reports Pacific Fishery Management Council;
B. Discussion ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Public Meeting
6. Other Updates
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
A. Update on the Hawaii Electronic AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Management Council (Council) is
Logbook Report Project Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
scheduling a public meeting of its
B. Hawaii Green Turtle Delisting Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Scallop Plan Development Team and
Petition Response and Proposed Commerce.
Advisory Panel to consider actions
Rule ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
affecting New England fisheries in the
C. Humpback Whale Delisting
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Petition Response SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Recommendations from this group will Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
D. Hawaiian Islands Humpback
be brought to the full Council for formal Highly Migratory Species Management
Whale National Marine Sanctuary
consideration and action, if appropriate. Team will hold a meeting, which is
Draft Management Plan
E. Discussion DATES: This meeting will be held on open to the public.
7. Other Issues Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 9 a.m. DATES: The meeting will be held
8. Public Comment ADDRESSES: Wednesday, May 13 to Friday, May 15,

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Category		Regulatory Information
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 Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 9 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 22975
RIN Number		0648-XD91

80 FR 22975 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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