81_FR_72774 81 FR 72571 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

81 FR 72571 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 203 (October 20, 2016)

Page Range72571-72571
FR Document2016-25394

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-XE978


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: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 10:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    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 review alternatives and analyses prepared for 
Framework Adjustment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan 
(FMP), an action considering modification of accountability measures 
(AMs) that trigger if the sub-ACL of Georges Bank haddock is exceeded 
by the midwater trawl herring fishery. The panel may recommend 
preferred alternatives for the Committee to consider for final action. 
The panel will also review additional Plan Development Team analysis 
and Committee discussion of the range of measures developed to date 
related to localized depletion and user conflicts that will be 
considered in Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP as well as review 
plans for future workshop on Management Strategy Evaluation of Atlantic 
Herring Acceptable Biological Catch control rules being considered in 
Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP. Other business may be 
discussed as necessary.

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 17, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-25394 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 203 / Thursday, October 20, 2016 / Notices 72571 above. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of panel may recommend preferred Washington, DC 20230 (or via the the Act, the Department intends to alternatives for the Committee to Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). initiate the next sunset review of this consider for final action. The panel will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: order not later than 30 days prior to the also review additional Plan Requests for additional information or fifth anniversary of the effective date of Development Team analysis and copies of the information collection continuation. Committee discussion of the range of instrument and instructions should be This five-year (sunset) review and this measures developed to date related to directed to Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586– notice are in accordance with sections localized depletion and user conflicts 7008 or Patsy.Bearden@noaa.gov. 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 that will be considered in Amendment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFR 351.218(f)(4). 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP as well as Dated: October 12, 2016. review plans for future workshop on I. Abstract Paul Piquado, Management Strategy Evaluation of This request is for extension of a Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Atlantic Herring Acceptable Biological currently approved information Compliance. Catch control rules being considered in collection. [FR Doc. 2016–25431 Filed 10–19–16; 8:45 am] Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring Management of and regulations for FMP. Other business may be discussed Pacific halibut in Alaska are developed BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P as necessary. on the international, Federal, and state Special Accommodations levels by the International Pacific DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Halibut Commission (IPHC), the North This meeting is physically accessible Pacific Fishery Management Council National Oceanic and Atmospheric to people with disabilities. Requests for (Council), National Marine Fisheries Administration sign language interpretation or other Service (NMFS), Alaska Region and the auxiliary aids should be directed to State of Alaska Department of Fish and RIN 0648–XE978 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at Game (ADF&G). The IPHC and NMFS New England Fishery Management (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to manage fishing for Pacific halibut Council; Public Meeting the meeting date. through regulations established under Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. authority of the Convention between the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries United States Halibut Fishery of the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Dated: October 17, 2016. Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Tracey L. Thompson, (Convention), the Northern Pacific Commerce. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Halibut Act of 1982, 16 U.S.C. 773c ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. (Halibut Act), and Section 303(b) of the [FR Doc. 2016–25394 Filed 10–19–16; 8:45 am] Magnuson-Stevens Fishery SUMMARY: The New England Fishery BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Conservation and Management Act (16 Management Council (Council) is U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). Regulations that scheduling a public meeting of its implement this collection-of- Herring Advisory Panel to consider DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE information are found at 50 CFR part actions affecting New England fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric 300.60 through 300.66 and at 50 CFR in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Administration 679.5(l)(7). Recommendations from this group will Annual catch quotas are determined be brought to the full Council for formal Proposed Information Collection; by the IPHC, and Federal responsibility consideration and action, if appropriate. Comment Request; Alaska Pacific for halibut management extends to DATES: The meeting will be held on halibut stocks and fishing activity Halibut Fisheries: Charter Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 10:30 within State of Alaska waters. In order Recordkeeping a.m. to manage halibut effectively, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at AGENCY: National Oceanic and international and Federal managers the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), need information on halibut fishing Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: Commerce. effort and harvest by all user groups, (781) 245–9300. ACTION: Notice. including the guided sport charter Council address: New England sector of the fishery. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water SUMMARY: The Department of Federal regulations at 50 CFR 300.65 Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Commerce, as part of its continuing require charter vessel operators fishing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: effort to reduce paperwork and in IPHC Areas 2C and 3A to comply Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, respondent burden, invites the general with the ADF&G annual registration of New England Fishery Management public and other Federal agencies to sport fishing guides and businesses and Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. take this opportunity to comment on ADF&G saltwater charter halibut SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: proposed and/or continuing information logbook. NMFS and ADF&G coordinate collections, as required by the closely in the development of this Agenda Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. information collection for the The Advisory Panel review monitoring and enforcement of the DATES: Written comments must be alternatives and analyses prepared for charter vessel catch limit of halibut. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES submitted on or before December 19, Framework Adjustment 5 to the Atlantic A Catch Sharing Program was 2016. Herring Fishery Management Plan developed in IPHC Regulatory Areas 2C (FMP), an action considering ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and 3A for the guided sport and modification of accountability measures to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental commercial fisheries which authorized (AMs) that trigger if the sub-ACL of Paperwork Clearance Officer, commercial halibut quota share (QS) Georges Bank haddock is exceeded by Department of Commerce, Room 6616, holders to transfer individual fishing the midwater trawl herring fishery. The 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., quota (IFQ) as guided angler fish (GAF) VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:40 Oct 19, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1


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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.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 10:30 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation81 FR 72571 
RIN Number0648-XE97
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