81 FR 13342 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 49 (March 14, 2016)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring 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 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 13342]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05636]


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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 Herring 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 Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 300 
Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; phone: (603) 431-8000; fax: 
(603) 431-2065.
    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 plans to discuss the Atlantic Herring Fishery 
Management Plan in regards to plans for a public workshop on the 
Management Strategy Evaluation of Atlantic Herring Acceptable 
Biological Catch control rules, Plan Development Team (PDT) analyses 
related to localized depletion in inshore waters and potentially 
develop a definition of localized depletion, a problem statement and 
related measures, and/or task PDT with additional analyses. The 
Committee also plans to discuss Georges Bank haddock catch cap 
accountability measures (AMs), specifically, plans to potentially 
develop a framework adjustment in 2016 to consider revising the AMs. 
Other business will be discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising 
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under 
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

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: March 9, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05636 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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