82 FR 40996 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 166 (August 29, 2017)

Page Range		40996-40996
FR Document		2017-18299

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF617


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 Scallop 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 Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 
9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; phone: (774) 634-2000.
    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 Scallop Committee will review preliminary 2017 scallop survey 
results and discuss initial recommendations from the Scallop Plan 
Development Team (PDT) for FY 2018 and FY 2019 (default) fishery 
specifications (Framework 29). They also plan to review and provide 
input on Framework 29 management measures; which include: (1) Northern 
Gulf of Maine Management Measures; (2) Development and modification of 
flatfish accountability measures; (3) Modifying access area boundaries 
to be consistent with potential changes to habitat and groundfish 
mortality closures through OHA2. The committee will review and discuss 
results from the LAGC IFQ program review. They will also develop a list 
of potential 2018 scallop work priorities. Additionally, the committee 
will discuss whether there are any regulations in the Scallop 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. The committee 
will review Advisory Panel recommendations. They will also continue in 
a closed door session to review applications to the Advisory Panel. 
Other business may 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 these meetings. 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. 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: August 24, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi- Dated: August 24, 2017. a list of potential 2018 scallop work
step process including: (1) Data Tracey L. Thompson, priorities. Additionally, the committee
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable will discuss whether there are any
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. regulations in the Scallop FMP that
The product of the Data Workshop is a [FR Doc. 2017–18300 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] could be eliminated, improved, or
report that compiles and evaluates BILLING CODE 3510–22–P streamlined. Several recent Executive
potential datasets and recommends Orders have been issued about
which datasets are appropriate for streamlining current regulations, and
assessment analyses. The assessment DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOAA is seeking public input on the
webinars produce a report that describes efficiency and effectiveness of current
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric regulations and whether they can be
stock, estimates biological benchmarks, Administration improved. The committee will review
projects future population conditions, RIN 0648–XF617 Advisory Panel recommendations. They
and recommends research and will also continue in a closed door
monitoring needs. The product of the New England Fishery Management session to review applications to the
Review Workshop is an Assessment Council; Public Meeting Advisory Panel. Other business may be
Summary documenting panel opinions discussed as necessary.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Although non-emergency issues not
regarding the strengths and weaknesses Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
of the stock assessment and input data. contained in this agenda may come
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), before this group for discussion, those
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are Commerce.
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South issues may not be the subject of formal
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. action during these meetings. Action
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA will be restricted to those issues
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
specifically listed in this notice and any
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, Management Council (Council) is issues arising after publication of this
HMS Management Division, and scheduling a public meeting of its notice that require emergency action
Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Scallop Committee to consider actions under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Participants include data collectors and affecting New England fisheries in the Stevens Act, provided the public has
database managers; stock assessment exclusive economic zone (EEZ). been notified of the Council’s intent to
scientists, biologists, and researchers; Recommendations from this group will take final action to address the
constituency representatives including be brought to the full Council for formal emergency.
fishermen, environmentalists, and consideration and action, if appropriate.
NGO’s; International experts; and staff DATES: This meeting will be held on Special Accommodations
of Councils, Commissions, and state and Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 9:30 This meeting is physically accessible
federal agencies. a.m. to people with disabilities. Requests for
The items of discussion during the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at sign language interpretation or other
assessment scoping webinar are as the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 auxiliary aids should be directed to
follows: MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
Panelists will review the data sets 02740; phone: (774) 634–2000. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
being considered for the assessment and Council address: New England the meeting date. Consistent with 16
discuss initial modeling efforts. Fishery Management Council, 50 Water U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. available upon request.
Although non-emergency issues not
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
contained in this agenda may come
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Dated: August 24, 2017.
before this group for discussion, those
New England Fishery Management
issues may not be the subject of formal Tracey L. Thompson,
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
action during this meeting. Action will Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
be restricted to those issues specifically SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
identified in this notice and any issues Agenda [FR Doc. 2017–18299 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am]
arising after publication of this notice BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
The Scallop Committee will review
that require emergency action under
preliminary 2017 scallop survey results
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
and discuss initial recommendations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Fishery Conservation and Management
from the Scallop Plan Development
Act, provided the public has been
Team (PDT) for FY 2018 and FY 2019 National Oceanic and Atmospheric
notified of the intent to take final action
(default) fishery specifications Administration
to address the emergency.
(Framework 29). They also plan to
review and provide input on Framework RIN 0648–XF643
Special Accommodations
29 management measures; which
The meeting is physically accessible Pacific Fishery Management Council;
include: (1) Northern Gulf of Maine
to people with disabilities. Requests for Public Meetings
Management Measures; (2) Development
sign language interpretation or other and modification of flatfish
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
auxiliary aids should be directed to the accountability measures; (3) Modifying Service, National Oceanic and
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 access area boundaries to be consistent Atmospheric Administration,
business days prior to each workshop. with potential changes to habitat and Commerce.
Note: The times and sequence specified in groundfish mortality closures through ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
this agenda are subject to change. OHA2. The committee will review and
discuss results from the LAGC IFQ SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. program review. They will also develop Management Council (Pacific Council)

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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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 20, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
Contact		Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation		82 FR 40996
RIN Number		0648-XF61

82 FR 40996 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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