81 FR 20367 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 67 (April 7, 2016)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC) will hold a three-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 67 (Thursday, April 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20367-20368]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07998]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE548


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

[[Page 20368]]

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Public meeting; notice of agenda change.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC) 
will hold a three-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 
April 19, 20, and 21, 2016. It will start at 9 a.m. on April 19, and at 
8:30 a.m. on both April 20th and 21st.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Mystic Hilton Hotel, 20 
Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572-0731, or 
online at http://hiltonmystic.com/.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492, ext. 
113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published on April 4, 
2016 (81 FR 19136). This notice publishes an additional item to the 
agenda on April 21, 2016.

Agenda

Thursday, April 21, 2016

    The Council has added an additional item to its existing agenda on 
the final meeting day of its April 19-21, 2016 meeting.
    Following a lunch break scheduled for 12:30 p.m., on April 21st, 
the Council has added consideration of a change to the spiny dogfish 
trip limit. Prior to taking any action, the NEFMC will receive an 
overview on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's request 
for the increase.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 that 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 4, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-07998 Filed 4-6-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P