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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30244]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11430]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2016-11430 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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