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)

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, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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