80_FR_54942 80 FR 54766 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

80 FR 54766 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)

Page Range54766-54767
FR Document2015-22936

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Observer Policy Committee meeting 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 Issue 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-22936]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE178


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 Observer Policy Committee meeting 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 Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel, 180 Water 
Street,

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Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508) 747-4900; fax: (508) 747-8937.
    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 Committee will review draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for 
NMFS-led omnibus amendment, which would establish provisions for 
industry-funded monitoring (IFM) across all New England and Mid-
Atlantic Council-managed fisheries and also proposes requirements for 
IFM in the Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries. The Committee will 
also review/discuss omnibus alternatives in the IFM amendment and 
options for IFM in the Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; 
herring/mackerel options may include requirements for industry-funded 
observer coverage, at-sea monitoring, portside sampling, and/or 
electronic monitoring (EM) as well as develop recommendations regarding 
any additional management measures to be considered in the omnibus IFM 
amendment. They will also develop recommendations regarding the 
selection of preferred alternatives for the omnibus IFM amendment and 
the approval of the Draft EA for public comment. The Committee may 
address other business as necessary.

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: September 8, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-22936 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am]
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Comment Request Form Number(s): There are no forms. The Department of Commerce will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE We conduct all interviews on submit to the Office of Management and computers. Budget (OMB) for clearance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Type of Request: Regular Submission. following proposal for collection of Administration Number of Respondents: 59,000. information under the provisions of the Average Hours Per Response: 3.0 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. RIN 0648–XE178 minutes. chapter 35). Burden Hours: 2,950. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. New England Fishery Management Needs and Uses: These data provide Title: Current Population Survey, Council; Public Meeting basic information on the school Annual Social and Economic Survey. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries enrollment status of various segments of OMB Control Number: 0607–0354. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and the population necessary as background Form Number(s): There are no forms. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for policy formulation and We conduct all interviews on Commerce. implementation. This supplement is the computers. only annual source of data on public/ ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Type of Request: Extension of a private elementary and secondary currently approved collection. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery school enrollment, as well as the Number of Respondents: 78,000. Management Council (Council) is characteristics of private school Average Hours per Response: 0.41667. scheduling a public meeting of its students and their families. As part of Burden Hours: 32,500. Observer Policy Committee meeting to the Federal Government’s efforts to Needs and Uses: The income data consider actions affecting New England collect data and provide timely from the ASEC are used by social fisheries in the exclusive economic zone information to government entities for planners, economists, government (EEZ). Recommendations from this policymaking decisions, this officials, and market researchers to group will be brought to the full Council rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES supplement provides national trends in gauge the economic well-being of the for formal consideration and action, if enrollment and progress in school. country as a whole, and selected appropriate. Consequently, this supplement is the population groups of interest. only source of historical data at the Government planners and researchers DATES: This meeting will be held on national level on the age distribution use these data to monitor and evaluate Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. and family characteristics of college the effectiveness of various assistance ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at students, and on the demographic programs. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 176 / Friday, September 11, 2015 / Notices 54767 Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Although non-emergency issues not 747–4900; fax: (508) 747–8937. contained in this agenda may come National Oceanic and Atmospheric before this group for discussion, those Council address: New England Administration issues may not be the subject of formal Fishery Management Council, 50 Water RIN 0648–XE158 action during this meeting. Action will Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. be restricted to those issues specifically FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of identified in this notice and any issues Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeast arising after publication of this notice New England Fishery Management Data, Assessment, and Review that require emergency action under Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. (SEDAR); Public Meeting section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Act, provided the public has been Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and notified of the intent to take final action Agenda Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to address the emergency. The Committee will review draft Commerce. Special Accommodations Environmental Assessment (EA) for ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the NMFS-led omnibus amendment, which SEDAR Steering Committee. This meeting is accessible to people would establish provisions for industry- with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering aids should be directed to the SAFMC funded monitoring (IFM) across all New Committee will meet to discuss the office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 England and Mid-Atlantic Council- SEDAR process and assessment business days prior to the meeting. managed fisheries and also proposes schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY requirements for IFM in the Atlantic Note: The times and sequence specified in INFORMATION. this agenda are subject to change. herring and mackerel fisheries. The Committee will also review/discuss DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. omnibus alternatives in the IFM will meet from 1 p.m. on Monday, September 28, until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dated: September 8, 2015. amendment and options for IFM in the September 29, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries; ADDRESSES: The Steering Committee Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable herring/mackerel options may include Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. requirements for industry-funded meeting will be held at the Crowne observer coverage, at-sea monitoring, Plaza, 4381 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, [FR Doc. 2015–22935 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P portside sampling, and/or electronic (843) 744–4422. monitoring (EM) as well as develop SEDAR address: South Atlantic recommendations regarding any Fishery Management Council, 4055 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE additional management measures to be Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. considered in the omnibus IFM Charleston, SC 29405; National Oceanic and Atmospheric amendment. They will also develop www.sedarweb.org. Administration recommendations regarding the RIN 0648–XE179 selection of preferred alternatives for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Program Manager, Pacific Fishery Management Council; omnibus IFM amendment and the 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Public Meeting approval of the Draft EA for public Charleston, SC 29405; phone (843) 571– comment. The Committee may address 4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries other business as necessary. (843) 769–4520; email: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Special Accommodations john.carmichael@safmc.net. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items Commerce. This meeting is physically accessible of discussion are as follows: ACTION: Notice of public meeting. to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other SEDAR Steering Committee Agenda, SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery auxiliary aids should be directed to Monday, September 28, 2015, 1 p.m.–5 Management Council’s (Pacific Council) Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at p.m. and Tuesday, September 29, 2015, Scientific and Statistical Committee 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (SSC) Groundfish Subcommittee will (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 1. Review progress of ongoing hold a work session to review stock the meeting date. assessment projects. assessments for black rockfish off Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Oregon, new harvest specification 2. Receive a report on the Data Best Dated: September 8, 2015. Practices Workshop. projections for arrowtooth flounder, an Tracey L. Thompson, 3. Review Southeast Fishery Science updated rebuilding analysis for Center progress on recommendations yelloweye rockfish, and a new proposed Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable from the Data and Assessment Program methodology for determining big skate Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Reviews. harvest specifications. [FR Doc. 2015–22936 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am] 4. Receive a report on the NOAA DATES: The SSC’s Groundfish BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Fisheries Stock Assessment Subcommittee meeting will be held rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Prioritization Plan. beginning at 8:30 a.m., Monday, 5. Approve SEDAR Operating September 28, 2015 and end at 5:30 Procedures changes. p.m. or as necessary to complete 6. Address the SEDAR assessment business for the day. The Subcommittee schedule: identify assessment will reconvene on Tuesday, September capability, determine 2017 priorities 29, 2013 and will continue through and identify projects for 2018–19. 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Document Created: 2015-12-15 10:00:24
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 10:00:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 1 p.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation80 FR 54766 
RIN Number0648-XE17
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