80 FR 67383 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold one public hearing and one webinar to solicit Public comments on Draft Amendment 19 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67383-67384]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27835]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE286


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
one public hearing and one webinar to solicit Public comments on Draft 
Amendment 19 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

DATES: The webinar will be held on November 16, 2015 and the meeting 
will

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be held on November 18, 2015. For specific dates and times, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written Public comments must be received on 
or before 5 p.m. EST, Friday, November 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Public document can be obtained by contacting the New 
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, 
Newburyport, MA 01950 at (978) 465-0492 or on their Web site at http://www.nefmc.org/library/amendment-19-1.
    Meeting address: These meetings will be held in Warwick, RI, and 
via webinar. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Public comments: Mail to John K. Bullard, Regional Administrator, 
NMFS, Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on Scallop 
Amendment 19''. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978) 281-9135 or 
submitted via email to nmfs.gar.Amendment19@ noaa.gov with ``Comments 
on Scallop Amendment 19'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agendas for the following hearings are 
as follows: New England Fishery Management Council staff will brief the 
public on the scallop amendment and the contents of the Draft 
Environmental Assessment prior to opening the hearing for public 
comments. The schedule is as follows:

Public Hearings: Locations, Schedules, and Agendas

    1. Monday, November 16, 2015, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Webinar 
hearing, register to participate https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/682428445 Call in info: Toll: +1 (872) 240-3412, Access code 682-428-
445.
    2. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, from 6-8 p.m.; Radisson Airport 
Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-3000; 
fax: (401) 732-9300.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas Nies (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 28, 2015.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-27835 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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