80 FR 28237 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)

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

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Groundfish 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 Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 
1 Thurber Street, Warwick, RI 02886; phone: (401) 734-9600; fax: (401) 
734-9700.
    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 items of discussion on the agenda are:
    The Committee plans to discuss, Framework Adjustment 55/Groundfish 
Specifications, this action would set specifications for all stocks in 
the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 
for Fishing Year 2016 through Fishing Year 2018. They will also review 
the At-Sea Monitoring Framework Adjustment. They will review work of 
the Groundfish Plan Development Team and develop potential 
modifications to at-sea monitoring requirements in the groundfish 
sector program. They will provide a brief update on Amendment 18 
progress, (fleet diversity and accumulation limits). Additionally, the 
committee will receive an update on the Monkfish Framework 9/Northeast 
Multispecies Framework 54. This joint action would modify Northeast 
Multispecies regulations to allow the declaration of a Northeast 
Multispecies Day-At-Sea while at sea and the reduction in minimum 
standup gillnet mesh size in order to target dogfish. They will also 
discuss other business as necessary.
    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

    The 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: May 13, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11950 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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