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

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

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FR Document		2016-05636

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.

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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.
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permit reports, 12 hours; public display be brought to the full Council for formal Dated: March 9, 2016.
permit reports, 2 hours; photography consideration and action, if appropriate. Tracey L. Thompson,
permit reports, 2 hours; General Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Authorization reports, 8 hours; public This meeting will be held on
DATES:
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
display inventory reporting, 2 hours; Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 9 a.m.
[FR Doc. 2016–05636 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am]
and record keeping, 2 hours per permit ADDRESSES: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
or authorization type (including permits Meeting address: The meeting will be
for scientific research, public display,
held at the Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury
photography, General Authorization; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; phone:
and retention or transfer of rehabilitated
(603) 431–8000; fax: (603) 431–2065. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
animals).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Council address: New England Administration
Hours: 7,455. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water RIN 0648–XE075
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
Public: $1,000 in recordkeeping/ Marine Mammals; File No. 18636
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
reporting costs.
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
IV. Request for Comments New England Fishery Management Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
the proposed collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commerce.
is necessary for the proper performance ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
of the functions of the agency, including Agenda
whether the information shall have SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the The Committee plans to discuss the permit has been issued to Iain Kerr,
agency’s estimate of the burden Atlantic Herring Fishery Management D.H.L., Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton
(including hours and cost) of the Plan in regards to plans for a public Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 to conduct
proposed collection of information; (c) workshop on the Management Strategy research on 15 species of whales,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Evaluation of Atlantic Herring including endangered sperm (Physeter
clarity of the information to be Acceptable Biological Catch control macrocephalus), southern right
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the rules, Plan Development Team (PDT) (Eubalaena australis), blue
burden of the collection of information analyses related to localized depletion (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (B.
on respondents, including through the in inshore waters and potentially physalus), humpback (Megaptera
use of automated collection techniques develop a definition of localized novaeangliae), and sei (B. borealis)
or other forms of information depletion, a problem statement and whales.
technology. related measures, and/or task PDT with ADDRESSES: The permit and related
Comments submitted in response to additional analyses. The Committee also documents are available for review
this notice will be summarized and/or plans to discuss Georges Bank haddock upon written request or by appointment
included in the request for OMB catch cap accountability measures in the Permits and Conservation
approval of this information collection; (AMs), specifically, plans to potentially Division, Office of Protected Resources,
they also will become a matter of public develop a framework adjustment in NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
record. 2016 to consider revising the AMs. 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
Dated: March 8, 2016. Other business will be discussed as (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Sarah Brabson, necessary. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Although non-emergency issues not Amy Hapeman or Amy Sloan, (301)
[FR Doc. 2016–05612 Filed 3–11–16; 8:45 am] contained in this agenda may come 427–8401.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P before this group for discussion, those SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
issues may not be the subject of formal 27, 2015, notice was published in the
action during these meetings. Action Federal Register (80 FR 52035) that a
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE will be restricted to those issues request for a permit to conduct research
specifically listed in this notice and any on the species identified above had been
National Oceanic and Atmospheric issues arising after publication of this submitted by the above-named
Administration notice that require emergency action applicant. The requested permit has
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- been issued under the authority of the
New England Fishery Management Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
Stevens Act, provided the public has
Council; Public Meeting as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
been notified of the Council’s intent to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries take final action to address the regulations governing the taking and
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and emergency. importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
Commerce. Special Accommodations 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. et seq.), and the regulations governing
This meeting is physically accessible
the taking, importing, and exporting of
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to people with disabilities. Requests for
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery endangered and threatened species (50
sign language interpretation or other
Management Council (Council) is CFR parts 222–226).
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kerr has been issued a permit to
scheduling a public meeting of its
Herring Committee to consider actions Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at conduct research on cetaceans in U.S.
affecting New England fisheries in the (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to waters and the high seas of the Pacific,
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). the meeting date. Atlantic and Indian Oceans to
Recommendations from this group will Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. determine how environmental toxicants

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Category		Regulatory Information
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 Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 9 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		81 FR 13342

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

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