82_FR_50621 82 FR 50412 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

82 FR 50412 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)

Page Range50412-50413
FR Document2017-23593

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring 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 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50412-50413]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23593]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF796


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 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, November 21, 2017 at 8:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles 
Standish Blvd., Taunton, MA 02780; telephone: (508) 823-0430.
    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 review analyses prepared for Herring Amendment 8 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) specific to the range of 
alternatives developed to address potential localized depletion and 
user conflicts in the herring fishery. The committee may identify 
preferred alternatives for the Council to consider. The committee is 
not scheduled to discuss the other measures under consideration in 
Amendment 8, Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control rule 
alternatives. The Council reviewed the ABC control rule alternatives at 
the September 2017 meeting and declined to select a preferred 
alternative, but approved that portion of Amendment 8 to proceed for 
submission and public comment. They will discuss recommendations for 
the Council to consider for Herring Research Set-Aside research 
priorities for fishing years 2019-21 and discuss any challenges the 
program has had in recent years. They will discuss other business, 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

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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: October 25, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23593 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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50412 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Notices 4. Public Hearing Commission’s (ASMFC’s) Summer Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 5. Other Business Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commerce. 6. Council Discussion and Advisory Panel. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Recommendations DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 20, 2017, from 2 SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Non-Emergency issues not contained p.m. to 5 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY Management Council (Council) is in this agenda may come before the INFORMATION for agenda details. scheduling a public meeting of its Council for discussion and formal Herring Committee to consider actions Council action during its 172nd ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place affecting New England fisheries in the meeting. However, Council action on over webinar with a telephone-only exclusive economic zone (EEZ). regulatory issues will be restricted to connection option. Details on how to Recommendations from this group will those issues specifically listed in this connect to the webinar by computer and be brought to the full Council for formal document and any regulatory issue by telephone will be available at: http:// consideration and action, if appropriate. arising after publication of this www.mafmc.org. document that requires emergency Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery DATES: This meeting will be held on action under section 305(c) of the Management Council, 800 N. State Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 8:30 Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; a.m. public has been notified of the Council’s telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site: ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at intent to take action to address the www.mafmc.org. the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles Standish emergency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blvd., Taunton, MA 02780; telephone: Agenda items noted as ‘‘Final Action Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive (508) 823–0430. Items’’ refer to actions that result in Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council address: New England Council transmittal of a proposed Management Council, telephone: (302) Fishery Management Council, 50 Water fishery management plan, proposed 526–5255. Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. plan amendment, or proposed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mid- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: regulations to the U.S. Secretary of Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Commerce, under Sections 304 or 305 of Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea New England Fishery Management the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Bass Advisory Panel, together with the Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Conservation and Management Act. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Special Accommodations Commission’s Advisory Panel, will meet Agenda The host sites are physically on Monday, November 20, 2017. The purpose of this meeting is to review and The committee will review analyses accessible to people with disabilities. prepared for Herring Amendment 8 Requests for sign language provide feedback on proposed recreational management measures (e.g., Draft Environmental Impact Statement interpretation or other auxiliary aids (DEIS) specific to the range of should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, bag limits, size limits, and seasons) and strategies for the recreational summer alternatives developed to address (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– potential localized depletion and user 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the flounder, scup, and black sea bass fisheries in 2018. conflicts in the herring fishery. The meeting date. committee may identify preferred A detailed agenda and background Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. documents will be made available on alternatives for the Council to consider. Dated: October 25, 2017. the Council’s Web site (www.mafmc.org) The committee is not scheduled to prior to the meeting. discuss the other measures under Tracey L. Thompson, consideration in Amendment 8, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Special Accommodations Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. The meeting is physically accessible control rule alternatives. The Council [FR Doc. 2017–23600 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] to people with disabilities. Requests for reviewed the ABC control rule BILLING CODE 3510–22–P sign language interpretation or other alternatives at the September 2017 auxiliary aid should be directed to meeting and declined to select a M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at preferred alternative, but approved that DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE least 5 days prior to the meeting date. portion of Amendment 8 to proceed for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dated: October 25, 2017. submission and public comment. They Administration Tracey L. Thompson, will discuss recommendations for the Council to consider for Herring RIN 0648–XF802 Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Research Set-Aside research priorities for fishing years 2019–21 and discuss Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management [FR Doc. 2017–23591 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] any challenges the program has had in Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting BILLING CODE 3510–22–P recent years. They will discuss other AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries business, as necessary. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Although non-emergency issues not DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), contained in this agenda may come asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric before this group for discussion, those ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Administration issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 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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, November 21, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.
ContactThomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FR Citation82 FR 50412 
RIN Number0648-XF79
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