82 FR 54333 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 221 (November 17, 2017)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Advisory Panel 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, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54333-54334]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24959]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF825


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 Groundfish Advisory Panel 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 28, 2017 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Boston 
Logan Airport, 225 McClellan Highway, Boston, MA; phone: (617) 569-
5250.
    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 Advisory Panel will review Framework Adjustment 57/
Specifications and Management Measures, review the draft alternatives 
under consideration, the Groundfish Plan Development Team's (PDT) 
impact analysis, and make recommendations on preferred alternatives to 
the Groundfish Committee. They will also disucss Amendment 23/
Groundfish Monitoring and review an updated draft outline prepared by 
the PDT of the likely range of alternatives and make recommendations to 
the Committee. The Advisory Panel will also hold a discussion of 
possible groundfish priorities for 2018 and make recommendations to the 
Committee. They also plan to discuss several recent Executive Orders 
that 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. Discuss whether there are 
any regulations in the Northeast Multispecies fishery management plan 
that could be eliminated, improved, or streamlined. Other business will 
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

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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. This meeting will be 
recorded. 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: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24959 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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