81 FR 32295 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 99 (May 23, 2016)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop 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 99 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 32295]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12059]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE638


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 Scallop 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 Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn 
Boston Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: 
(617) 571-5478; fax: (617) 561-0798.
    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 will review the general workload for 2016 based 
on Council priorities and a draft action plan for Scallop Framework 28 
(FW28) and potentially identify recommendations for prioritizing work 
items in upcoming actions. The Advisory Panel will also review progress 
on potential management measures that may be included in FW28, 
including: (1) Measures to restrict the possession of shell stock 
inshore of 42[deg]20' N.; (2) Modifications to the process for setting 
scallop fishery annual catch limits (ACL flowchart); (3) Measures to 
modify scallop access areas consistent with potential changes to 
habitat and groundfish mortality closed areas; and (4) Development of 
gear modifications to further protect small scallops. The Advisory 
Panel will provide research recommendations for the 2017/18 Scallop 
Research Set-Aside (RSA) federal funding announcement and potentially 
discuss other RSA policies and program details. The Advisory Panel will 
give a brief update on the required five-year review of the limited 
access general category IFQ program. Other business may be discussed.
    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 18, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-12059 Filed 5-20-16; 8:45 am]
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