82_FR_40732 82 FR 40568 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

82 FR 40568 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

Page Range40568-40568
FR Document2017-18064

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) 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 Issue 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-18064]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF601


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 Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management 
(EBFM) 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 Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Radisson 
Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (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 committee will receive a report on the application of Georges 
Bank Operating Models, i.e. examples and description of how they could 
be used to support a Management Strategy Evaluation, from the 
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Plan Development Team. The committee 
will also discuss progress toward development of an example Fishery 
Ecosystem Plan for Georges Bank as well as discuss priorities for 
developing Ecosystem Based Fishery Management in 2018. Other business 
will be discussed if time permits.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2017-18064 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  Dated: August 22, 2017.                               not be the subject of formal action                   Management Council, telephone: (302)
                                                Tracey L. Thompson,                                     during this meeting. Actions will be                  526–5255.
                                                Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           restricted to those issues specifically               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           listed in this notice and any issues                  purpose of the meeting is to identify the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–18051 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]             arising after publication of this notice              final list of risk elements to be evaluated
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  that require emergency action under                   by the Council as part of its Ecosystem
                                                                                                        section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens                Approach to Fisheries Management. In
                                                                                                        Fishery Conservation and Management                   addition, the EOP Committee and
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Act, provided the public has been                     Advisors will provide initial rankings of
                                                                                                        notified of the Council’s intent to take              the risk elements that will be
                                                National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        final action to address the emergency.                communicated to the full Council at its
                                                Administration                                                                                                October meeting in Riverhead, NY.
                                                                                                        Special Accommodations
                                                RIN 0648–XF601                                                                                                Once adopted, the prioritized risk
                                                                                                          This meeting is physically accessible               matrix will be used by the Council to
                                                New England Fishery Management                          to people with disabilities. This meeting             inform its future work and scientific
                                                Council; Public Meeting                                 will be recorded. Consistent with 16                  research plans.
                                                                                                        U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
                                                AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                      available upon request. Requests for                  Special Accommodations
                                                Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    sign language interpretation or other                   These meetings are physically
                                                Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      auxiliary aids should be directed to                  accessible to people with disabilities.
                                                Commerce.                                               Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at                Requests for sign language
                                                ACTION: Notice; public meeting.                         (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to              interpretation or other auxiliary aid
                                                                                                        the meeting date.                                     should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
                                                SUMMARY:   The New England Fishery
                                                                                                          Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.                   (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
                                                Management Council (Council) is
                                                                                                          Dated: August 22, 2017.                             the meeting date.
                                                scheduling a public meeting of its
                                                Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management                      Tracey L. Thompson,                                     Dated: August 22, 2017.
                                                (EBFM) Committee to consider actions                    Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable         Tracey L. Thompson,
                                                affecting New England fisheries in the                  Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.         Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                exclusive economic zone (EEZ).                          [FR Doc. 2017–18064 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]           Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                Recommendations from this group will                    BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                [FR Doc. 2017–18050 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
                                                be brought to the full Council for formal                                                                     BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                consideration and action, if appropriate.
                                                DATES: This meeting will be held on                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10 a.m.                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
                                                                                                        Administration                                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                meeting will be held at the Radisson                                                                          Administration
                                                Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road,                          RIN 0648–XF638
                                                Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401)
                                                                                                        Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management                       RIN 0648–XF628
                                                739–3000.
                                                   Council address: New England                         Council (MAFMC); Meeting
                                                                                                                                                              New England Fishery Management
                                                Fishery Management Council, 50 Water                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                    Council; Public Meeting
                                                Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,                     Commerce.                                             Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                New England Fishery Management                          ACTION: Notice; public meeting.                       Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.                                                                           Commerce.
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        SUMMARY:   The Mid-Atlantic Fishery                   ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
                                                                                                        Management Council’s (MAFMC)
                                                Agenda                                                  Ecosystem and Ocean Planning                          SUMMARY:   The New England Fishery
                                                  The committee will receive a report                   Committee and Advisory Panel (AP)                     Management Council (Council) is
                                                on the application of Georges Bank                      will hold a public meeting.                           scheduling a public meeting of its
                                                Operating Models, i.e. examples and                     DATES: The meeting will be held on                    Herring Committee to consider actions
                                                description of how they could be used                   Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from 9                    affecting New England fisheries in the
                                                to support a Management Strategy                        a.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see                exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
                                                Evaluation, from the Ecosystem-Based                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                            Recommendations from this group will
                                                Fishery Management Plan Development                     ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                be brought to the full Council for formal
                                                Team. The committee will also discuss                   the Lord Baltimore Hotel, 20 W.                       consideration and action, if appropriate.
                                                progress toward development of an                       Baltimore St., Baltimore, MD 21202;                   DATES: This meeting will be held on
                                                example Fishery Ecosystem Plan for                      telephone: (410) 659–3096.                            Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 9 a.m.
                                                Georges Bank as well as discuss                            Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery              ADDRESSES:
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                                                priorities for developing Ecosystem                     Management Council, 800 N. State                         Meeting address: The meeting will be
                                                Based Fishery Management in 2018.                       Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;                   held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 1
                                                Other business will be discussed if time                telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their                 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880;
                                                permits.                                                Web site at www.mafmc.org.                            telephone: (781) 245–9300.
                                                  Although other non-emergency issues                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         Council address: New England
                                                not on the agenda may come before this                  Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive                Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
                                                group for discussion, those issues may                  Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery                        Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; public meeting.
DatesThis meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 10 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation82 FR 40568 
RIN Number0648-XF60

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