81 FR 30244 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 94 (May 16, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-11430

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel 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-XE624


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 Advisory Panel 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, June 1, 2016 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, One 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone: (781) 245-9300; fax: (781) 
245-0842.
    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 Advisory Panel plans to review outcomes of the May 16-17, 2016 
public workshop on the Management Strategy Evaluation of Atlantic 
Herring Acceptable Biological Catch control rules; and make any 
recommendations to the Herring Committee. They will also review Plan 
Development Team work to date on this action that considers revising 
the Georges Bank haddock catch cap and associated accountability 
measures and make any recommendations to the Herring Committee 
regarding the development of alternatives. The panel will also review/
discuss the herring coverage target alternatives/impacts analysis; and 
make any recommendations to the Herring Committee for preliminary 
preferred alternatives. 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 this meeting. 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: May 10, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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hold a meeting of its Outreach and Although other non-emergency issues FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Education Technical Committee. not on the agenda may come before the Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
DATES: The meeting will convene Technical Committee for discussion, in New England Fishery Management
Wednesday, June 1, 2016, from 12 noon accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
to 5 p.m. and Thursday, June 2, 2016, Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, those issues may not be the subject SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place of formal action during this meeting. Agenda
at the Council’s office, 2203 N. Lois Actions of the Technical Committee will
Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; be restricted to those issues specifically The Advisory Panel plans to review
telephone: (813) 348–1630. identified in the agenda and any issues outcomes of the May 16–17, 2016 public
arising after publication of this notice workshop on the Management Strategy
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
that require emergency action under Evaluation of Atlantic Herring
Charlene Ponce, Public Information
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Acceptable Biological Catch control
Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Fishery Conservation and Management rules; and make any recommendations
Management Council; charlene.ponce@
Act, provided the public has been to the Herring Committee. They will
gulfcouncil.org; telephone: (813) 348–
notified of the Council’s intent to take also review Plan Development Team
1630.
action to address the emergency. work to date on this action that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items considers revising the Georges Bank
of discussion on the agenda are as Special Accommodations
haddock catch cap and associated
follows: This meeting is physically accessible
accountability measures and make any
to people with disabilities. Requests for
Outreach and Education Technical recommendations to the Herring
sign language interpretation or other
Committee Agenda Committee regarding the development
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 12 noon Kathy Pereira at the Gulf Council Office of alternatives. The panel will also
to 5 p.m. (see ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days review/discuss the herring coverage
prior to the meeting. target alternatives/impacts analysis; and
• Introductions and Adoption of make any recommendations to the
Agenda Dated: May 10, 2016.
Herring Committee for preliminary
• Approval of Minutes Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
preferred alternatives. Other business
• Election of Officers Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable will be discussed as necessary.
• Advisory Panel Orientation Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Overview of current Council [FR Doc. 2016–11429 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am] Although non-emergency issues not
outreach/education/communication BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
contained in this agenda may come
initiatives before this group for discussion, those
• Discussion—Public Hearing and issues may not be the subject of formal
Scoping Workshop Attendance DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE action during this meeting. Action will
• Discussion—Gulf Council Data Portal be restricted to those issues specifically
• Discussion—Potential for Shared National Oceanic and Atmospheric listed in this notice and any issues
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• Overview of Communications Survey RIN 0648–XE624 that require emergency action under
Thursday, June 2, 2016, 8:30 a.m. section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
to 3:30 p.m. New England Fishery Management Act, provided the public has been
Council; Public Meeting notified of the Council’s intent to take
Workshop
final action to address the emergency.
• Culturally Sensitive and Targeted AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Outreach Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Special Accommodations
• Messages that Connect Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
• Combat Communication for Commerce. This meeting is physically accessible
Conservationist ACTION: Notice; public meeting. to people with disabilities. Requests for
• Other business sign language interpretation or other
— Meeting Adjourns— SUMMARY: The New England Fishery auxiliary aids should be directed to
The Agenda is subject to change, and Management Council (Council) is Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
the latest version along with other scheduling a public meeting of its (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
meeting materials will be posted on the Herring Advisory Panel to consider the meeting date.
Council’s file server. To access the file actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
server, the URL is https://
public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/webman/ Recommendations from this group will Dated: May 10, 2016.
index.cgi, or go to the Council’s Web be brought to the full Council for formal Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
site and click on the File Server link in consideration and action, if appropriate. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
the lower left of the Council Web site DATES: This meeting will be held on Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
(http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 10 a.m.
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[FR Doc. 2016–11430 Filed 5–13–16; 8:45 am]
username and password are both ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
‘‘gulfguest’’. Click on the ‘‘Library the Four Points by Sheraton, One
Folder’’, then scroll down to ‘‘O&E Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880;
Technical Committee’’. phone: (781) 245–9300; fax: (781) 245–
The meeting will be webcast over the 0842.
internet. A link to the webcast will be Council address: New England
available on the Council’s Web site, Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
http://www.gulfcouncil.org. Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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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 Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		81 FR 30244
RIN Number		0648-XE62

81 FR 30244 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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