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)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-30419]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2015-30419 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am]
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