82 FR 23773 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

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 82, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10610]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF393


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 Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Harborside, 250 
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; phone: (603) 431-2300.
    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 plans to discuss Amendment 23/Groundfish 
Monitoring, receive reports from the Groundfish Plan Development Team 
(PDT) and Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP). They will discuss public 
scoping comments and make recommendations to the Council on the scope, 
purpose and need, and range of alternatives for Amendment 23. They also 
plan to review the 2017 Council Priorities with a discussion of 
Atlantic halibut management, receive reports from the PDT and GAP and 
make recommendations to the Council. They will also discuss a possible 
reclassification of windowpane flounder stocks with a report from the 
PDT and GAP and make recommendations to the Council. The committee will 
also review Recreational management measures process with reports from 
the PDT and Recreational Advisory Panel (RAP) and make recommendations 
to the Council. The committee will also review a draft Council letter 
(inclusive of Council staff and RAP input) regarding feedback on the 
Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Strategic Plan. The 
committee will consider comments on the Interim Final Rule for 2017 and 
2018 Sector Operations Plans, including whether additional measures or 
restrictions should be recommended for Sector IX as a result of 
misreporting by sector vessels. 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. This meeting will be 
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is 
available upon request.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 19, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10610 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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