80 FR 75067 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-30419

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Observer Policy Committee meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2015 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


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 on 
Thursday, December 17, 2015 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 Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 
Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-3000; fax: (401) 
732-9309.
    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 Observer Committee will focus its discussion on the omnibus 
alternatives in the Omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring (IFM) Amendment. 
The Committee may receive a brief update on the revised economic 
analysis for herring and mackerel alternatives, only if the analysis is 
sufficiently complete before the meeting date.
    Discussion topics include: To review/discuss omnibus alternatives 
in the IFM Amendment; review primary components to the omnibus 
alternatives, including standard cost responsibilities, administrative 
requirements for monitoring service providers, the framework adjustment 
process, and the prioritization process; review/discuss data utility 
considerations for observer/at-sea monitoring, portside sampling, and 
electronic monitoring; review/discuss revised cost assumptions for 
electronic monitoring and portside sampling; review/discuss the 
monitoring set-aside option in the IFM amendment. The Committee will 
also develop recommendations regarding the selection of preferred 
omnibus alternatives for the omnibus IFM amendment and possibly review 
revised economic analysis for herring and mackerel alternatives. 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: November 25, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Recovery Plan identifies actions needed Observer Policy Committee meeting on Dated: November 25, 2015.
to achieve recovery by improving Thursday, December 17, 2015 to Tracey L. Thompson,
population and habitat conditions and consider actions affecting New England Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
addressing threats to the species; links fisheries in the exclusive economic zone Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
management actions to a research and (EEZ). Recommendations from this [FR Doc. 2015–30419 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am]
monitoring program intended to fill data group will be brought to the full Council BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
gaps and assess effectiveness of actions; for formal consideration and action, if
incorporates an adaptive management appropriate.
framework by which management DATES: This meeting will be held on DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
actions and other elements may evolve Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9 a.m.
as we gain information through research National Oceanic and Atmospheric
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Administration
and monitoring; and describes agency the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post
guidance on time lines for reviews of Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
the status of species and recovery plans. (401) 739–3000; fax: (401) 732–9309. Council; Public Meetings
To address threats related to the species, Council address: New England
the Public Draft Recovery Plan Fishery Management Council, 50 Water AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
references many of the significant efforts Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
already underway to restore salmon and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
steelhead access to high quality habitat Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Commerce.
and to improve habitat previously New England Fishery Management ACTION: Notice; public hearing
degraded. Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. (webinar).
Recovery of CC Chinook salmon, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
NC and CCC steelhead will require a
long-term effort in cooperation and Agenda Management Council (Council) will
coordination with Federal, state, tribal hold a public hearing to solicit public
The Observer Committee will focus its comments on Electronic Reporting for
and local government agencies, and the discussion on the omnibus alternatives
community. Consistent with the For-Hire Vessels via webinar.
in the Omnibus Industry-Funded
Recovery Plan, we will implement DATES: The webinar will be held
Monitoring (IFM) Amendment. The
relevant actions for which we have Committee may receive a brief update Thursday, December 17, 2015,
authority, work cooperatively on on the revised economic analysis for beginning at 6 p.m. and will conclude
implementation of other actions, and herring and mackerel alternatives, only no later than 9 p.m. Written public
encourage other Federal and state if the analysis is sufficiently complete comments must be received on or before
agencies to implement recovery actions before the meeting date. 5 p.m. E.S.T., Friday, December 18,
for which they have responsibility and Discussion topics include: To review/ 2015.
authority. discuss omnibus alternatives in the IFM ADDRESSES: The public documents can
In compliance with the requirements Amendment; review primary be obtained by contacting the Gulf of
of the ESA section 4(f), NMFS is components to the omnibus alternatives, Mexico Fishery Management Council,
providing public notice and an including standard cost responsibilities, 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100,
opportunity to review and comment on administrative requirements for Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348–
the Public Draft Recovery Plan for CC monitoring service providers, the 1630 or on their Web site at
Chinook salmon, and NC and CCC framework adjustment process, and the www.gulfcouncil.org.
steelhead prior to its final approval. prioritization process; review/discuss Meeting addresses: The public
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. data utility considerations for observer/ hearing will be held via webinar. You
Dated: November 25, 2015. at-sea monitoring, portside sampling, may register at https://
Angela Somma, and electronic monitoring; review/ attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
discuss revised cost assumptions for 6492235001962146818.
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Public comments: Comments may be
Division, Office of Protected Resources, electronic monitoring and portside
National Marine Fisheries Service. sampling; review/discuss the submitted online through the Gulf
monitoring set-aside option in the IFM Council’s public portal by visiting
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amendment. The Committee will also www.gulfcouncil.org and clicking on
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develop recommendations regarding the ‘‘CONTACT US’’.
selection of preferred omnibus FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE alternatives for the omnibus IFM John Froeschke, Fishery Biologist/
amendment and possibly review revised Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
National Oceanic and Atmospheric economic analysis for herring and Management Council; telephone: (813)
Administration mackerel alternatives. The Committee 348–1630; fax: (813) 348–1711; email:
may address other business as john.froeschke@gulfcouncil.org
New England Fishery Management necessary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council; Public Meeting Council is considering several changes
Special Accommodations
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries that would require electronic reporting
This meeting is physically accessible for the Reef Fish and Coastal Migratory
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
to people with disabilities. Requests for
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Pelagic (CMP) species for the for-hire
sign language interpretation or other operators. The agenda for the public
Commerce.
auxiliary aids should be directed to hearing/webinar is as follows: Council
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at staff will brief the public on the
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to proposed Amendment then Council
Management Council (Council) is the meeting date. staff will open the meeting for questions
scheduling a public meeting of its Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. and public comments.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 9 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 75067

80 FR 75067 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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