80 FR 38669 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 129 (July 7, 2015)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring 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 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38669-38670]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16564]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE024


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring 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 Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by 
Sheraton (formerly Sheraton Colonial), 1 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 
01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300; fax: (781) 245-0842.

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    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 committee plans to address elements of 
2016-2018 Atlantic herring fishery specifications, including the 
specification of management uncertainty, the stockwide Atlantic herring 
annual catch limit (ACL), domestic annual harvesting (DAH), domestic 
annual processing (DAP), U.S. at-sea processing (USAP), Border Transfer 
(BT), fixed gear set-aside (FGSA), and Research Set-Aside (RSA). They 
also plan to develop options (as appropriate) for 2016-2018 Atlantic 
herring sub-ACLs (by management area) and gear/area catch caps for 
river herring and shad (RH/S). The committee will develop 
recommendations for seasonal sub-ACLs in any management areas. 
Additionally, they will discuss and develop options (as appropriate) to 
modify management measures related to Atlantic herring RSAs. Other 
business will be discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups 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: June 30, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-16564 Filed 7-6-15; 8:45 am]
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