81 FR 14409 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Committee on April 5, 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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50 CFR Part 648

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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Whiting Committee on April 5, 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 Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden, 1 Thurber 
Street, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 734-9600; fax: (401) 734-
9700.
    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 evaluate options for limited access 
qualification criteria for Amendment 22. They will discuss other 
potential measures that could reduce the risk that catches exceed 
Annual Catch Limits for `choke' species, including but not limited to 
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and northern red hake. The Committee 
will also discuss 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: March 14, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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5318A), grants the Director of FinCEN Republic of Belarus (‘‘NBRB’’), the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
the authority, upon finding that Belarusian central bank and monetary Commerce.
reasonable grounds exist for concluding authority with control over bank
that a foreign jurisdiction, foreign supervision and regulation, revoked the ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
financial institution, class of banking license of InterPay, the
transactions, or type of account is of successor of Credex, and delisted SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
‘‘primary money laundering concern,’’ InterPay from the list of banks Management Council (Council) is
to require domestic financial published by the NBRB.3 In late January scheduling a public meeting of its
institutions and financial agencies to 2016, InterPay was also listed by the Whiting Committee on April 5, 2016, to
take certain ‘‘special measures’’ to NBRB as being in the process of consider actions affecting New England
address the primary money laundering bankruptcy and liquidation.4 Because of fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
concern. The special measures the actions taken by the Belarusian (EEZ). Recommendations from this
enumerated under Section 311 are banking authorities and the ongoing group will be brought to the full Council
prophylactic safeguards that defend the liquidation of InterPay’s assets, InterPay for formal consideration and action, if
U.S. financial system from money no longer operates as a foreign financial appropriate.
laundering and terrorist financing. institution.
FinCEN may impose one or more of DATES:This meeting will be held on
III. Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule
these special measures in order to Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 10 a.m.
protect the U.S. financial system from For the reasons set forth above,
FinCEN hereby withdraws the May 30, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
these threats. To that end, special
measures one through four, codified at 2012 proposed rule proposing to impose the Hilton Garden, 1 Thurber Street,
31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(1–4), impose the first and fifth special measure Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401)
additional recordkeeping, information authorized by 31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(5) 734–9600; fax: (401) 734–9700.
collection, and information reporting regarding Credex/InterPay. FinCEN’s Council address: New England
requirements on covered U.S. financial withdrawal of the proposed rule does Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
institutions. The fifth special measure, not acknowledge any remedial measure Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
codified at 31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(5), taken by Credex/InterPay, but results
allows the Director to prohibit or from the fact that Credex/InterPay no FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
impose conditions on the opening or longer operates as a foreign financial Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
maintaining of correspondent or institution. New England Fishery Management
payable-through accounts for the Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
Jamal El-Hindi,
identified institution by U.S. financial Deputy Director, Financial Crimes SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
institutions. Enforcement Network.
Agenda
II. The Finding and Notice of Proposed [FR Doc. 2016–04413 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]
Rulemaking BILLING CODE 4810–02–P The Committee will evaluate options
A. The Finding and Notice of Proposed for limited access qualification criteria
Rulemaking for Amendment 22. They will discuss
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE other potential measures that could
Based upon review and analysis of
reduce the risk that catches exceed
relevant information, consultations with National Oceanic and Atmospheric
relevant Federal agencies and Annual Catch Limits for ‘choke’ species,
Administration
departments, and after consideration of including but not limited to Georges
the factors enumerated in Section 311, 50 CFR Part 648 Bank yellowtail flounder and northern
the Director of FinCEN found that red hake. The Committee will also
RIN 0648–XE502 discuss other business as necessary.
reasonable grounds existed for
concluding that JSC CredexBank New England Fishery Management Special Accommodations
(‘‘Credex’’) was a financial institution of Council; Public Meeting
primary money laundering concern.1 This meeting is physically accessible
FinCEN published a notice of proposed AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries to people with disabilities. Requests for
rulemaking proposing to impose the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and sign language interpretation or other
first and fifth special measures on May auxiliary aids should be directed to
3 See Press Release, National Bank of the Republic
30, 2012, pursuant to the authority of Belarus. About Revocation of the Banking Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
under 31 U.S.C. 5318A.2 License from ‘InterPayBank’ Joint Stock Company. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
(May 8, 2015). http://www.nbrb.by/Press/ the meeting date.
B. Subsequent Developments ?nId=101&l=en (accessed January 27, 2016); see
Since FinCEN’s notice of proposed also Press Release, National Bank of the Republic Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
of Belarus. Register of Banking Licenses as at 27
rulemaking regarding Credex, material January 2016. (January 27, 2016). http:// Dated: March 14, 2016.
facts regarding the circumstances of the www.nbrb.by/engl/system/register.asp (accessed
Tracey L. Thompson,
proposed rulemaking have changed. On January 27, 2016).
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS

4 See Press Release, National Bank of the Republic
May 8, 2015, the National Bank of the
of Belarus. Information on Banks Under Bankruptcy Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
or Liquidation in the Republic of Belarus as of
1 See 77 FR 31434 (May 25, 2012). [FR Doc. 2016–06048 Filed 3–16–16; 8:45 am]
27.01.2016. (accessed January 27, 2016). http://
2 See 77 FR 31794 (May 30, 2012) (RIN 1506– www.nbrb.by/engl/system/ex-banks.asp (accessed BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
AB19). January 27, 2016).

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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		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of a public meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 10 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		81 FR 14409
RIN Number		0648-XE50

81 FR 14409 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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