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) 
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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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40568 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 164 / Friday, August 25, 2017 / Notices 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: sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 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. 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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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