80_FR_64599 80 FR 64394 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

80 FR 64394 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)

Page Range64394-64394
FR Document2015-27005

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Ecosystem Based Fishery Management 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 Issue 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-27005]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE264


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 Ecosystem Based Fishery Management 
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 Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000; fax: 
(774) 634-2001.
    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 receive a progress report and provide guidance 
to the Plan Development Team on the development of an example Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan (FEP). This meeting will focus on the FEP components, 
strawman goals and objectives and a summary of how various ecosystem 
models address FEP data needs. The Committee will also formulate 
comments on NOAA Fisheries Draft Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management 
Policy (http://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/2_Draft-EBFM-Policy-9.9.2015-for-release.pdf). Final comments on the Draft Policy will be approved 
at the December 2015 Council meeting.

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: October 20, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-27005 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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64394 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 205 / Friday, October 23, 2015 / Notices The Department will then distribute a Agenda by telephone will be available at: hearing schedule to the parties prior to The committee will receive a progress http://www.mafmc.org. the hearing and only those parties listed report and provide guidance to the Plan Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery on the schedule may present issues Development Team on the development Management Council, 800 N. State raised in their briefs. of an example Fishery Ecosystem Plan Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; (FEP). This meeting will focus on the telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site: Final Determination FEP components, strawman goals and www.mafmc.org. Pursuant to section 781(f) of the Act, objectives and a summary of how FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the final determination with respect to various ecosystem models address FEP Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive this anticircumvention inquiry, data needs. The Committee will also Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery including the results of the formulate comments on NOAA Management Council, telephone: (302) Department’s analysis of any written Fisheries Draft Ecosystem-Based 526–5255. comments, will be issued no later than Fisheries Management Policy (http:// December 2, 2015, unless extended. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid- s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/2_Draft- Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s This preliminary affirmative EBFM-Policy-9.9.2015-for-release.pdf). circumvention determination is Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Final comments on the Draft Policy will Bass Advisory Panel, together with the published in accordance with section be approved at the December 2015 781(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.225. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council meeting. Commission’s Advisory Panel, will meet Dated: October 19, 2015. on Tuesday November 17, 2015 (see Special Accommodations Ronald K. Lorentzen, DATES and ADDRESSES). The purpose of Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement This meeting is physically accessible this meeting is to discuss management and Compliance. to people with disabilities. Requests for measures (e.g. bag limits, size limits, [FR Doc. 2015–27089 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] sign language interpretation or other and seasons) for recreational summer BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P auxiliary aids should be directed to flounder, scup, and black sea bass Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at fisheries in 2016. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to A detailed agenda and background DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the meeting date. documents will be made available on Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. the Council’s Web site (www.mafmc.org) National Oceanic and Atmospheric prior to the meeting. Administration Dated: October 20, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Special Accommodations Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable RIN 0648–XE264 The meeting is physically accessible Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. to people with disabilities. Requests for New England Fishery Management [FR Doc. 2015–27005 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] sign language interpretation or other Council; Public Meeting BILLING CODE 3510–22–P auxiliary aid should be directed to M. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and days prior to the meeting date. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dated: October 20, 2015. Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Tracey L. Thompson, ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Administration Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. RIN 0648–XE253 SUMMARY: The New England Fishery [FR Doc. 2015–27004 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] Management Council (Council) is Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management BILLING CODE 3510–22–P scheduling a public meeting of its Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Committee to consider actions affecting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE New England fisheries in the exclusive Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and economic zone (EEZ). Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Recommendations from this group will Commerce. Administration be brought to the full Council for formal ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Submission for OMB Review; consideration and action, if appropriate. SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Comment Request DATES: This meeting will be held on Management Council’s (MAFMC’s) The Department of Commerce will Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9 a.m. Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea submit to the Office of Management and ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 Budget (OMB) for clearance the meeting jointly with the Atlantic States following proposal for collection of MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA Marine Fisheries Commission’s 02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000; fax: information under the provisions of the (ASMFC’s) Summer Flounder, Scup, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. (774) 634–2001. and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel. Chapter 35). Council address: New England DATES: The meeting will be held on mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Agency: National Oceanic and Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Tuesday November 17, 2015, from 4 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 9 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation80 FR 64394 
RIN Number0648-XE26
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