82 FR 40567 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-18062

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-XF627


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, September 13, 2017 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: 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 will review analyses prepared for Amendment 8 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Measures include 
alternative Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control rules and 
measures to address potential localized depletion and user conflicts in 
the herring fishery. The panel may identify preferred alternatives for 
the Committee to consider the following day. They will also discuss 
recommendations for the Committee to consider for 2018 work priorities 
for the Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council is scheduled 
to have an initial discussion of potential 2018 priorities at the 
September Council meeting. The panel will discuss if there are any 
regulations in the Herring FMP that could be eliminated, improved, or 
streamlined. Several recent Executive Orders have been issued about 
streamlining current regulations, and NOAA is seeking public input on 
the efficiency and effectiveness of current regulations and whether 
they can be improved. Other business will be discussed as necessary.
    Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Actions 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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. 
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 
of the recording is available upon request. 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: August 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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• Albert B. Spencer: Chief Engineer, New England Fishery Management DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Weather Service Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
• Deborah H. Lee: Director, Office of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Great Lakes Environmental Research Administration
Laboratory, Office of Oceanic and Agenda
Atmospheric Research RIN 0648–XF639
• Mary S. Wohlgemuth: Director, The Advisory Panel will review
National Center for Environmental analyses prepared for Amendment 8 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Information, National Environmental Draft Environmental Impact Statement Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
Satellite Data and Information Service (DEIS). Measures include alternative
• Irene Parker: Assistant Chief Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Information Officer, National control rules and measures to address Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Environmental Satellite Data and potential localized depletion and user Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Information Service conflicts in the herring fishery. The Commerce.
• Christopher Oliver: Assistant panel may identify preferred
Administrator for Marine Fisheries, alternatives for the Committee to ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric consider the following day. They will
Administration also discuss recommendations for the SUMMARY: The Science and Statistical
• Julie Roberts: Director of Committee to consider for 2018 work Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic
Communications, National Oceanic priorities for the Herring Fishery Fishery Management Council’s
and Atmospheric Administration Management Plan (FMP). The Council is (Council) will hold a meeting.
Dated: August 22, 2017. scheduled to have an initial discussion
DATES: The meeting will be held on
of potential 2018 priorities at the
Ben Friedman, Wednesday, September 13, 2017, from 9
September Council meeting. The panel
Deputy Under Secretary for Operations, a.m. through 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY
will discuss if there are any regulations
Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of INFORMATION for agenda details.
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and in the Herring FMP that could be
NOAA Administrator. eliminated, improved, or streamlined. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
[FR Doc. 2017–18075 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
Several recent Executive Orders have at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court
been issued about streamlining current Baltimore, 550 Light Street, Baltimore,
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regulations, and NOAA is seeking MD 21202; telephone: (410) 234–0550.
public input on the efficiency and Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE effectiveness of current regulations and Management Council, 800 N. State
whether they can be improved. Other Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric business will be discussed as necessary.
telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site:
Administration Although other non-emergency issues www.mafmc.org.
RIN 0648–XF627 not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, those issues may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
New England Fishery Management not be the subject of formal action Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Council; Public Meeting during this meeting. Actions will be Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
restricted to those issues specifically Management Council, telephone: (302)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries listed in this notice and any issues 526–5255.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and arising after publication of this notice
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
that require emergency action under purpose of this meeting is to review the
Commerce. Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. currently implemented 2018–19 fishing
Fishery Conservation and Management
year ABC for spiny dogfish based on the
Act, provided the public has been
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery most recent fishery and survey data. The
notified of the Council’s intent to take
Management Council (Council) is SSC will also review the OFL Working
final action to address the emergency.
scheduling a public meeting of its Group progress and recommendations
Herring Advisory Panel to consider Special Accommodations regarding decision rules for specifying
actions affecting New England fisheries the CV of the OFL distribution. In
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting is physically accessible addition, the SSC will review recent
Recommendations from this group will to people with disabilities. This meeting work conducted to evaluate the
be brought to the full Council for formal will be recorded. Consistent with 16 Council’s current and alternative ABC
consideration and action, if appropriate. U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is control rules.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
available upon request. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other A detailed agenda and background
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 10 documents will be made available on
a.m. auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at the Council’s Web site (www.mafmc.org)
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to prior to the meeting.
meeting will be held at the Four Points the meeting date. Special Accommodations
by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Road,
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) These meetings are physically
245–9300. Dated: August 22, 2017. accessible to people with disabilities.
Council address: New England Tracey L. Thompson, Requests for sign language
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable interpretation or other auxiliary aid
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2017–18062 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P the meeting date.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; public meeting.
Dates		This meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 10 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		82 FR 40567
RIN Number		0648-XF62

82 FR 40567 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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