80 FR 52450 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 168 (August 31, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-21446

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop 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-XE148


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 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, September 16, 2015 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (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:

Agenda

    The Advisors will review preliminary 2015 scallop survey results 
and discuss initial recommendations from the Scallop Plan Development 
Team (PDT) for FY 2016 and FY 2017 (default) fishery specifications 
(Framework 27). The Advisors will also provide input on potential 
Council work priorities for 2016 related to the scallop fishery 
management plan, and potentially identify recommendations for 
prioritizing the various potential work items. Staff will review from 
[draft analyses prepared for Amendment 19,] an action to address timing 
issues for fishery specifications, and advisors will identify preferred 
alternative recommendations. Staff will review progress on planning of 
a future workshop to discuss issues about potential inshore depletion. 
Finally, staff will review preliminary input from the PDT based on a 
Council motion to evaluate how to potentially improve information 
collected by observers on discard mortality and highgrading. Other 
business may be discussed.

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 26, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The dates, Scoping provides the first and best initial recommendations from the
times and locations of the scoping opportunity for the public to make Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT)
meetings are as follows: suggestions and raise concerns about for FY 2016 and FY 2017 (default)
1. Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 6:30 new Council actions. Public comments fishery specifications (Framework 27).
p.m.–8:30 p.m., North Carolina early in the development of this action The Advisors will also provide input on
Department of Marine Fisheries, will help the Council identify effective potential Council work priorities for
Washington Regional Office Hearing management alternatives and issues of 2016 related to the scallop fishery
Room, 943 Washington Square Mall, concern. management plan, and potentially
Highway 17, Washington, NC 27889; identify recommendations for
telephone: (252) 946–6481. Special Accommodations
prioritizing the various potential work
2. Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 6 These meetings are physically items. Staff will review from [draft
p.m.–8 p.m., Virginia Marine Resources accessible to people with disabilities. analyses prepared for Amendment 19,]
Commission, 4th Floor Meeting Room, Requests for sign language an action to address timing issues for
2600 Washington Avenue, Newport interpretation or other auxiliary aid fishery specifications, and advisors will
News, VA 23607; telephone: (757) 247– should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, identify preferred alternative
2200. (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to recommendations. Staff will review
3. Thursday, September 17, 2015, 6:30 the meeting date. progress on planning of a future
p.m.–8:30 p.m., Congress Hall Hotel, Dated: August 26, 2015. workshop to discuss issues about
200 Congress Place, Cape May, NJ potential inshore depletion. Finally,
Tracey L. Thompson,
08294; telephone: (844) 264–5030. staff will review preliminary input from
4. Monday September 21, 2015. 6:30 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. the PDT based on a Council motion to
p.m.–8:30 p.m., Kingsborough evaluate how to potentially improve
Community College, Building T–3, 2001 [FR Doc. 2015–21447 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
information collected by observers on
Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
discard mortality and highgrading.
11235; telephone: (718) 368–5000. Other business may be discussed.
5. Monday, September 28, 2015, 6:30
p.m.–8:30 p.m., University of Rhode DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Special Accommodations
Island, Bay Campus, Corless This meeting is physically accessible
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Auditorium, 215 South Ferry Road, to people with disabilities. Requests for
Administration
Narragansett, RI 02882; telephone: (401) sign language interpretation or other
874–6222. RIN 0648–XE148 auxiliary aids should be directed to
6. Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 6:30 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
p.m.–8:30 p.m., New York Department New England Fishery Management
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
of Environmental Conservation, Bureau Council; Public Meeting
the meeting date.
of Marine Resources, Hearing Room, 205 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
North Bell Mead Road, Suite 1, East Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Setauket, NY 11733; telephone: (631) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dated: August 26, 2015.
444–0430. Commerce. Tracey L. Thompson,
7. Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m., Worcester County Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Library, Ocean Pines Branch, Meeting SUMMARY: The New England Fishery [FR Doc. 2015–21446 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
Room, 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, MD Management Council (Council) is BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
21811; telephone: (410) 208–4014. scheduling a public meeting of its
8. Thursday, October 1, 2015, 6:30 Scallop Advisory Panel to consider
p.m.–8:30 p.m., Webinar. Information actions affecting New England fisheries DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
on how to connect to the webinar will in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
be available on the events page of the Recommendations from this group will National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Council Web site: www.mafmc.org/ be brought to the full Council for formal Administration
council-events/. There will be an audio consideration and action, if appropriate. RIN 0648–XE136
only option which will require a phone DATES: This meeting will be held on
connection. Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 10 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
The goal of this action is to Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
a.m.
proactively protect the ecosystem role of
unmanaged forage species. In this ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
context, ‘‘unmanaged’’ refers to species the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 Boardman Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
not currently managed by the Mid- Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Atlantic, New England, or South (617) 567–6789; fax: (617) 561–0798. Commerce.
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, Council address: New England ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
or the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Commission. The Council has not yet Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
determined which type of action it will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Management Council’s (MAFMC)
develop. The action could take the form Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Scientific and Statistical Committee
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of a new fishery management plan, an New England Fishery Management (SSC) will hold a public meeting.
amendment to an existing fishery Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. DATES: The meeting will be held on
management plan, or another action. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Wednesday and Thursday, September
Scoping is the process of identifying 16–17, 2015, from 9 a.m. on September
issues, potential impacts, and a Agenda 16 and conclude by 2 p.m. on
reasonable range of alternatives The Advisors will review preliminary September 17. For agenda details, see
associated with a management action. 2015 scallop survey results and discuss SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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, September 16, 2015 at 10 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 52450
RIN Number		0648-XE14

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