82 FR 47482 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-22060

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-XF741


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 Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Logan 
Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 567-6789.
    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 Framework (FW) 29 alternatives 
and analyses. The primary focus of this meeting will be to provide 
input on the range of specification alternatives. FW 29 will set 
specifications including ABC/ACLs, days at sea, access area 
allocations, total allowable catch for the Northern Gulf of Maine 
(NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch 
and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 
2018 and default specifications for fishing year 2019. Management 
measures in FW 29 include: (1) Flatfish accountability measures; (2) 
NGOM Management measures; (3) Measures to access area boundaries 
consistent with potential changes to habitat and groundfish mortality 
closed areas. They will also make recommendations on 2018 scallop work 
priorities. The PDT and AP will discuss scallop related issues under 
consideration in groundfish FW 57. 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: October 6, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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before issuing its preliminary 29 will set specifications including ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
determination in this investigation. For ABC/ACLs, days at sea, access area
this reason, the Department is deferring allocations, total allowable catch for the SUMMARY: The National
the preliminary determination, and Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) Telecommunications and Information
expects to issue the determination by management area, targets for General Administration (NTIA) will convene a
November 17, 2017. Category incidental catch and set-asides virtual meeting of a multistakeholder
In accordance with section 735(a)(1) for the observer and research programs process on Internet of Things Security
of the Act, the deadline for the final for fishing year 2018 and default Upgradability and Patching on
determination of this investigation will specifications for fishing year 2019. November 8, 2017. This is the sixth in
continue to be 75 days after the date of Management measures in FW 29 a series of meetings. For information on
the preliminary determination, unless include: (1) Flatfish accountability prior meetings, see Web site address
postponed at a later date. measures; (2) NGOM Management below.
Dated: October 4, 2017. measures; (3) Measures to access area
boundaries consistent with potential DATES: The virtual meeting will be held
Gary Taverman, on November 8, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. to
changes to habitat and groundfish
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time. See
and Countervailing Duty Operations, mortality closed areas. They will also
make recommendations on 2018 scallop Supplementary Information for details.
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for work priorities. The PDT and AP will ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting.
Enforcement and Compliance. discuss scallop related issues under NTIA will post links to online content
[FR Doc. 2017–22070 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] consideration in groundfish FW 57. and dial-in information on the
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Other business may be discussed as multistakeholder process Web site at
necessary. https://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-
Although non-emergency issues not publication/2016/multistakeholder-
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE contained in this agenda may come process-iot-security.
before this group for discussion, those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric issues may not be the subject of formal Allan Friedman, National
Administration action during these meetings. Action Telecommunications and Information
RIN 0648–XF741 will be restricted to those issues Administration, U.S. Department of
specifically listed in this notice and any Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
New England Fishery Management issues arising after publication of this NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC
Council; Public Meeting notice that require emergency action 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4281;
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson- email: afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Stevens Act, provided the public has
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office
been notified of the Council’s intent to of Public Affairs: (202) 482–7002; email:
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), take final action to address the
Commerce. press@ntia.doc.gov.
emergency.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations Background: In March of 2015, the
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery National Telecommunications and
This meeting is physically accessible
Management Council (Council) is Information Administration issued a
to people with disabilities. Requests for
scheduling a public meeting of its Request for Comment to ‘‘identify
sign language interpretation or other
Scallop Committee to consider actions substantive cybersecurity issues that
auxiliary aids should be directed to
affecting New England fisheries in the affect the digital ecosystem and digital
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). economic growth where broad
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
Recommendations from this group will consensus, coordinated action, and the
the meeting date. Consistent with 16
be brought to the full Council for formal development of best practices could
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
consideration and action, if appropriate. substantially improve security for
available upon request.
DATES: This meeting will be held on organizations and consumers.’’ 1 We
Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
received comments from a range of
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Dated: October 6, 2017. stakeholders, including trade
the Hilton Garden Inn Logan Airport, Jeffrey N. Lonergan, associations, large companies,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable cybersecurity startups, civil society
02128; phone: (617) 567–6789. Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. organizations and independent
Council Address: New England [FR Doc. 2017–22060 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] computer security experts.2 The
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water BILLING CODE 3510–22–P comments recommended a diverse set of
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. issues that might be addressed through
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the multistakeholder process, including
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE cybersecurity policy and practice in the
New England Fishery Management
National Telecommunications and
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy
Information Administration Task Force, Request for Public Comment,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the
Agenda Multistakeholder Process on Internet Digital Ecosystem, 80 FR 14360, Docket No.
of Things Security Upgradability and 150312253–5253–01 (Mar. 19, 2015), available at:
The Scallop Committee will review Patching https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/
Framework (FW) 29 alternatives and cybersecurity_rfc_03192015.pdf.
2 NTIA has posted the public comments received
analyses. The primary focus of this AGENCY: National Telecommunications at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/federal-register-notice/
meeting will be to provide input on the and Information Administration, U.S. 2015/comments-stakeholder-engagement-
range of specification alternatives. FW Department of Commerce. cybersecurity-digital-ecosystem.

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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 Thursday, October 26, 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 47482
RIN Number		0648-XF74

82 FR 47482 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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