80 FR 79863 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-32298

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Committee on January 21, 2016 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

RIN 0648-XE373


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 Whiting Committee on January 21, 
2016 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, January 21, 2016 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 
Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-8888; fax: (401) 
739-1550.
    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 Amendment 22 scoping comments and develop 
recommendations for the range of issues to be addressed by the 
amendment. The Council will then approve the scope of the amendment at 
its January Council meeting. The Committee will also review and discuss 
PDT recommendations for five-year Council research priorities. Other 
business may be discussed if time permits.

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: December 18, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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harvesting permit application and/or collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Committee will also review and discuss
harvesting vessel operators and to burden of the collection of information PDT recommendations for five-year
importers and re-exporters of Antarctic on respondents, including through the Council research priorities. Other
marine living resources. The collection use of automated collection techniques business may be discussed if time
is necessary in order for the United or other forms of information permits.
States to meet its treaty obligations as a technology.
Comments submitted in response to Special Accommodations
contracting party to the Convention.
this notice will be summarized and/or This meeting is physically accessible
II. Method of Collection included in the request for OMB to people with disabilities. Requests for
Paper applications, electronic reports, approval of this information collection; sign language interpretation or other
satellite-linked vessel monitoring they also will become a matter of public auxiliary aids should be directed to
devices, radio and telephone calls, gear record. Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
and vessel markings are required from Dated: December 17, 2015. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
participants and methods of transmittal the meeting date.
Sarah Brabson,
include internet, satellite, facsimile and
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
mail transmission of forms, reports and
information. [FR Doc. 2015–32165 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] Dated: December 18, 2015.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Tracey L. Thompson,
III. Data
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
OMB Control Number: 0648–0194. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Form Number(s): None. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2015–32298 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am]
Type of Review: Regular submission BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
(extension of a current information National Oceanic and Atmospheric
collection). Administration
Affected Public: Individuals; business RIN 0648–XE373 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
or other for-profit organizations; not-for-
profit institutions. New England Fishery Management National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1 Council; Public Meeting Administration
research entity; 2 vessel owners; 50
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Proposed Information Collection;
dealers.
Estimated Time Per Response: One Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Comment Request; Evaluations of
hour to apply for a CEMP research Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coastal Zone Management Act
permit; 1 hour to report on research; 28 Commerce. Programs—State Coastal Management
hours to supply information on ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Programs and National Estuarine
potential new or exploratory fishing; 2 Research Reserves
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
hours to apply for a harvesting permit; Management Council (Council) is
2 minutes to transmit information by AGENCY:National Oceanic and
scheduling a public meeting of its Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
radio; 4 hours to install a vessel Whiting Committee on January 21, 2016
monitoring device (VMS); 2 hours for Commerce.
to consider actions affecting New
annual VMS maintenance; 45 minutes England fisheries in the exclusive ACTION: Notice.
to mark a vessel; 40 minutes to mark economic zone (EEZ).
buoys; 10 hours to mark pot gear; 6 Recommendations from this group will SUMMARY: The Department of
minutes to mark trawl nets; 15 minutes be brought to the full Council for formal Commerce, as part of its continuing
to apply for a dealer permit to import consideration and action, if appropriate. effort to reduce paperwork and
and/or re-export Antarctic marine living respondent burden, invites the general
DATES: This meeting will be held on
resources; 15 minutes to complete and public and other Federal agencies to
submit a toothfish catch document; 15 Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 10 a.m.
take this opportunity to comment on
minutes to apply for pre-approval of ADDRESSES: proposed and/or continuing information
toothfish imports; 15 minutes to Meeting address: The meeting will be collections, as required by the
complete and submit re-export catch held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 Post Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
documents; 15 minutes to submit Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone:
(401) 739–8888; fax: (401) 739–1550. DATES:Written comments must be
import tickets. submitted on or before February 22,
Estimated Total Annual Burden Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 2016.
Hours: 290 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Public: $86,800. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Paperwork Clearance Officer,
IV. Request for Comments New England Fishery Management Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
the proposed collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
is necessary for the proper performance Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
of the functions of the agency, including Agenda
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

whether the information shall have The Committee will review
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Amendment 22 scoping comments and Requests for additional information or
agency’s estimate of the burden develop recommendations for the range copies of the information collection
(including hours and cost) of the of issues to be addressed by the instrument and instructions should be
proposed collection of information; (c) amendment. The Council will then directed to Carrie Hall, (240) 533–0730
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and approve the scope of the amendment at or carrie.hall@noaa.gov.
clarity of the information to be its January Council meeting. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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, January 21, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		80 FR 79863
RIN Number		0648-XE37

80 FR 79863 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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