80 FR 49988 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 159 (August 18, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 159 (August 18, 2015)
| Page Range | 49988-49989 | |
| FR Document | 2015-20341 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 49988-49989] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20341] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE110 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 3, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; Phone: (617) 567-6789; Fax: (617) 561-0798. 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 will discuss Framework Adjustment 55 (FW55): (a) Receive an update on the development of FW55/specifications and the addition of a sector, (b) receive an overview of the Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee Assessments for Eastern Georges Bank (EGB) cod, EGB Haddock and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, (c) review analysis from the Groundfish Plan Development Team (PDT), (d) discuss recommendations to the Council. The committee will receive an update on the development of the At- [[Page 49989]] Sea Monitoring Framework Adjustment and a review analysis from the PDT then discuss recommendations to the council. They will also receive an overview of the Amendment 18 (A18) Public Hearings and develop if necessary final recommendations to the council on preferred alternatives in A18. The committee also plans to discuss concerns raised by the recreational fishery regarding Gulf of Maine cod and haddock. Additionally, they will discuss enforcement concerns for the Groundfish Fishery on EGB in order to improve identification of the separator panel within the trawl net and discuss recommendations to the council. 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 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: August 13, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-20341 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
National Oceanic and Atmospheric National Oceanic and Atmospheric omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Administration Administration Dated: August 13, 2015.
RIN 0648–XE107 Submission for OMB Review; Sarah Brabson,
Comment Request NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
[FR Doc. 2015–20331 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am]
Council; Public Meeting The Department of Commerce will BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries submit to the Office of Management and
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), following proposal for collection of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Commerce. information under the provisions of the
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Chapter 35). Administration
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Agency: National Oceanic and
RIN 0648–XE110
Management Council’s (MAFMC) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Scientific and Statistical Committee’s Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut & New England Fishery Management
(SSC) Scientific Uncertainty Sablefish Fisheries: Individual Fishing Council; Public Meeting
Subcommittee will hold a public Quota Cost Recovery Program.
meeting. OMB Control Number: 0648–0398. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
DATES: The meeting will be held on Form Number(s): None. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Thursday, September 10, 2015, from 9 Type of Request: Regular (extension of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see a currently approved information Commerce.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. collection). ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Number of Respondents: 2,184.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Average Hours per Response: IFQ SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
the Double Tree by Hilton Baltimore–
Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and Management Council (Council) is
BWI Airport, 890 Elkridge Landing
Volume Report, 13 hours; IFQ scheduling a public meeting of its
Road, Linthicum, MD 21090; telephone:
Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and Groundfish Committee to consider
(410) 859–8400.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Volume Report, 2 hours if on paper, 5 actions affecting New England fisheries
Management Council, 800 N. State minutes if online. in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Burden Hours: 240. Recommendations from this group will
telephone: (302) 674–2331. Needs and Uses: This request is for be brought to the full Council for formal
extension of a currently approved consideration and action, if appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information collection. The purpose of DATES: This meeting will be held on
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive the IFQ fee is to recover actual costs
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 9:30
incurred in managing and enforcing the a.m.
Management Council, telephone: (302) IFQ Program (75%) and to make funds
526–5255. available for Congress to appropriate for ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The support of the North Pacific IFQ Loan Meeting address: The meeting will be
purpose of the meeting is to conduct a Program (25%). held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100
peer review of a scientific analysis An IFQ permit holder incurs a cost Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128;
submitted to the SSC at its July 2015 recovery fee liability for every pound of Phone: (617) 567–6789; Fax: (617) 561–
meeting concerning the use of data IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish that is 0798.
limited methods to specify the landed under his or her IFQ permit(s). Council address: New England
overfishing limit and acceptable The IFQ permit holder is responsible for Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
biological catch for the northern stock self-collecting the fee liability for all IFQ Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
(Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to halibut and IFQ sablefish landings on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maine) of black sea bass (Centropristis his or her permit(s). Fees must be Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
striata). Pending the results of this collected at the time of a legal landing New England Fishery Management
review, this information/analysis may of halibut or sablefish, filing of a Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
be used by the SSC in setting catch landing report, or sale of such fish SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
limits for this species for the fishing during a fishing season or in the last The items of discussion on the agenda
years 2016–17. quarter of the calendar year in which are:
Special Accommodations the fish is harvested. The committee will discuss
Affected Public: Business or other for- Framework Adjustment 55 (FW55): (a)
The meeting is physically accessible
profit organizations; individuals or Receive an update on the development
to people with disabilities. Requests for
households. of FW55/specifications and the addition
sign language interpretation or other
Frequency: Annually. of a sector, (b) receive an overview of
auxiliary aid should be directed to M.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. the Transboundary Resource
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5
This information collection request Assessment Committee Assessments for
days prior to the meeting date.
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Eastern Georges Bank (EGB) cod, EGB
Dated: August 13, 2015. the instructions to view Department of Haddock and Georges Bank yellowtail
Tracey L. Thompson, Commerce collections currently under flounder, (c) review analysis from the
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable review by OMB. Groundfish Plan Development Team
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Written comments and (PDT), (d) discuss recommendations to
[FR Doc. 2015–20339 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] recommendations for the proposed the Council. The committee will receive
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P information collection should be sent an update on the development of the At-
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Sea Monitoring Framework Adjustment Operational Stock Assessments of Wednesday, September 16
and a review analysis from the PDT then twenty fish stocks. These stocks are 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
discuss recommendations to the managed by the New England Fishery Acadian Redfish
council. They will also receive an Management Council and are included American Plaice
overview of the Amendment 18 (A18) within the Northeast Multispecies Witch Flounder
Public Hearings and develop if Fishery Management Plan. This will be White Hake
necessary final recommendations to the a formal, scientific peer review of
Thursday, September 17
council on preferred alternatives in A18. operational assessments which
The committee also plans to discuss incorporate recent data. Results of the 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
concerns raised by the recreational review will be used as a basis for Pollock
fishery regarding Gulf of Maine cod and management decisions for fish stocks in Wolffish
haddock. Additionally, they will U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Atlantic Halibut
discuss enforcement concerns for the Assessments are prepared by stock Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank
Groundfish Fishery on EGB in order to assessment scientists primarily from the Windowpane
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
improve identification of the separator Northeast Fisheries Science Center and
Windowpane
panel within the trawl net and discuss reviewed by a panel of stock assessment
Ocean Pout
recommendations to the council. They experts. The public is invited to attend Gulf of Maine Winter Flounder
will also discuss other business as the presentations and discussions by Georges Bank Yellowtail Flounder
necessary. reviewers and scientists who have
Although non-emergency issues not participated in the stock assessment Friday, September 18
contained in this agenda may come process. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Assessment Report
before this group for discussion, those DATES: The public portion of the Stock Writing
issues may not be the subject of formal Assessment Review Committee Meeting * Subject to Change
action during this meeting. Action will will be held from September 14, 2015
be restricted to those issues specifically Special Accommodations
through September 18, 2015. The
listed in this notice and any issues This meeting is physically accessible
meeting will commence on September
arising after publication of this notice to people with disabilities. Special
14, 2015 at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight
that require emergency action under requests should be directed to Sheena
Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Steiner at the NEFSC, 508–495–2177, at
INFORMATION for the daily meeting
Act, provided the public has been least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
agenda.
notified of the Council’s intent to take Dated: August 13, 2015.
final action to address the emergency. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
Tracey L. Thompson,
the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the
Special Accommodations Aquarium Building of the National Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
This meeting is physically accessible Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast
[FR Doc. 2015–20322 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am]
to people with disabilities. Requests for Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166
Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at Sheena Steiner, 508–495–2177; email:
sheena.steiner@noaa.gov; or, James DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date. Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
james.weinberg@noaa.gov Administration
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
Dated: August 13, 2015. RIN 0648–XE112
further information, please visit the
Tracey L. Thompson, NEFSC Web site at http://
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
www.nefsc.noaa.gov/. Council; Public Meeting
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–20341 Filed 8–17–15; 8:45 am] Daily Meeting Agenda—Operational AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Assessments for 20 Groundfish Stocks * Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Monday, September 14 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10–10:30 a.m.
Welcome ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Introductions SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Administration 10:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Management Council will hold a two-
Gulf of Maine Cod day meeting of its Standing and Special
RIN 0648–XE117
Georges Bank Cod Reef Fish Scientific and Statistical
Groundfish Operational Assessment Gulf of Maine Haddock Committee (SSC).
Public Meeting Tuesday, September 15 DATES: The meeting will be held on
National Marine Fisheries 8:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1–
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY:
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Georges Bank Haddock 2, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine Yellowtail and at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, and
Commerce. Flounder will end at approximately 3 p.m. on
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Wednesday.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Yellowtail Flounder ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast Georges Bank Winter Flounder the Hilton Westshore Tampa Airport
Regional Stock Assessment Workshop Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic Hotel, 2225 N. Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL
(SAW) will convene a peer review of Winter Flounder 33607; telephone: (813) 877–6688.
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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 Thursday, September 3, 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 49988 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE11 |
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