81_FR_71284 81 FR 71085 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

81 FR 71085 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 199 (October 14, 2016)

Page Range71085-71085
FR Document2016-24875

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Committee 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 Issue 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-24875]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE957


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 Groundfish Committee 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, November 2, 2016 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 
Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; phone: (401) 739-3000.
    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 Groundfish Committee will receive reports from the Recreational 
Advisory Panel and Groundfish Advisory Panel. They plan to discuss 
Framework Adjustment 56 (FW 56) Specifications and Management Measures. 
They will also discuss draft measures and draft impact analysis for FW 
56 and make recommendations on preferred alternatives to the Council. 
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: October 11, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-24875 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 199 / Friday, October 14, 2016 / Notices 71085 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. listed in this notice and any issues application form for new entrants—210 Dated: October 11, 2016. arising after publication of this notice minutes; first receiver site license Tracey L. Thompson, that require emergency action under application form for re-registering Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens license holders—110 minutes; Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Act, provided the public has been mothership permit renewal form—20 notified of the Council’s intent to take minutes; mothership permit change of [FR Doc. 2016–24877 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] final action to address the emergency. vessel registration, permit owner, or BILLING CODE 3510–22–P vessel owner application form—45 Special Accommodations minutes; mothership cooperative permit This meeting is physically accessible application form—240 minutes; change DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to people with disabilities. Requests for of mothership catcher vessel National Oceanic and Atmospheric sign language interpretation or other endorsement and catch history Administration auxiliary aids should be directed to assignment registration form—45 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at minutes; mutual agreement exception— RIN 0648–XE957 (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 60 minutes; mothership withdrawal— the meeting date. 120 minutes; catcher/processor New England Fishery Management Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. cooperative permit application form— Council; Public Meeting 120 minutes; QS abandonment Dated: October 11, 2016. request—10 minutes. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Tracey L. Thompson, Burden Hours: 406. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Needs and Uses: This request is for Commerce. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. revision and extension of a currently ACTION: Notice; public meeting. [FR Doc. 2016–24875 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am] approved information collection. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 Management Council (Council) is U.S.C. 1801 et seq., provides that the scheduling a public meeting of its DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Secretary of Commerce is responsible Groundfish Committee to consider for the conservation and management of actions affecting New England fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric marine fisheries resources in the in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Administration Exclusive Economic Zone (3–200 miles) Recommendations from this group will of the United States. NMFS West Coast Submission for OMB Review; Region manages the Pacific Coast be brought to the full Council for formal Comment Request consideration and action, if appropriate. Groundfish Fishery in the Exclusive DATES: This meeting will be held on The Department of Commerce will Economic Zone (EEZ) off of Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 9:30 submit to the Office of Management and Washington, Oregon, and California a.m. Budget (OMB) for clearance the under the Pacific Coast Groundfish following proposal for collection of Fishery Management Plan. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at In January 2011, NMFS implemented information under the provisions of the the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post a trawl rationalization program, which Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Road, Warwick, RI 02886; phone: (401) is a catch share program, for the Pacific Chapter 35). 739–3000. Agency: National Oceanic and Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Council address: New England Fishery. The program was implemented Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl through Amendments 20 and 21 to the Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Rationalization Program Permit and Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: License Information Collection. Management Plan and the Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, OMB Control Number: 0648–0620. corresponding implementing New England Fishery Management Form Number(s): None. regulations at 50 CFR part 660. Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Type of Request: Regular (revision Amendment 20 established the trawl SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and extension of a currently approved rationalization program that consists of: information collection). An individual fishing quota (IFQ) Agenda Number of Respondents: 410. program for the shorebased trawl fleet The Groundfish Committee will Average Hours per Response: QS (including whiting and nonwhiting receive reports from the Recreational permit/account application form—30 sectors), and cooperative programs for Advisory Panel and Groundfish minutes; QS permit/account online the at-sea mothership and catcher/ Advisory Panel. They plan to discuss renewal—10 minutes; QS permit/ processor trawl fleets (whiting only). Framework Adjustment 56 (FW 56) account late renewal form—15 minutes; Amendment 21 set long-term allocations Specifications and Management QS transfer—10 minutes; QP transfer for the limited entry trawl sectors of Measures. They will also discuss draft from QS account to vessel account—8 certain groundfish species. measures and draft impact analysis for minutes; vessel account registration Under the trawl rationalization FW 56 and make recommendations on request—15 minutes; vessel account program, new permits, accounts, preferred alternatives to the Council. online renewal—10 minutes; vessel endorsements and licenses were Other business will be discussed as account late renewal form—15 minutes; established. These consist of: quota rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES necessary. QP transfer from vessel account to share (QS) permits/accounts, vessel Although non-emergency issues not another vessel account—8 minutes; accounts, first receiver site licenses, contained in this agenda may come trawl identification of ownership mothership endorsements on certain before this group for discussion, those interest form for new entrants—45 limited entry trawl permits, mothership issues may not be the subject of formal minutes; trawl identification of catcher vessel endorsements on certain action during this meeting. Action will ownership interest form for renewals— limited entry trawl permits, catcher/ be restricted to those issues specifically 5 minutes; first receiver site license processor endorsements on certain VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Oct 13, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation81 FR 71085 
RIN Number0648-XE95
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