83 FR 43658 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-18455 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 43658] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-18455] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG433 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring 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, September 18, 2018 at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300. 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 results from the 2018 herring benchmark assessment (65th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop, SAW 65). They will review public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Amendment 8 to the Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and discuss final preferred alternative recommendations. They will also discuss possible measures to include for consideration in the 2019-21 fishery specifications action including discussion of a potential independent action for fishing year 2019 that NOAA Fisheries may develop. A separate action may be considered to set fishery specifications for 2019 because final measures for 2019-21 developed through the Council process are not expected to be implemented until mid-year of 2019. Also on the agenda is initial discussion of potential 2019 herring work priorities. They will discuss other business as necessary. 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, 2018. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-18455 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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product development, engineering, who wish to expand upon their oral be brought to the full Council for formal
labor, education, management statements, those who had wished to consideration and action, if appropriate.
consulting, environment, and speak but could not be accommodated
DATES:This meeting will be held on
international relations. on the agenda, and those who were
unable to attend in person are invited to Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10 a.m.
DATES: The VCAT will meet on
Tuesday, October 16, 2018, from 8:30 submit written statements to VCAT, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060, the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 Audubon
October 17, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone:
11:30 a.m. Mountain Time. 301–216–0529 or electronically by email (781) 245–9300.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in to stephanie.shaw@nist.gov, by 5:00
Council address: New England
the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, October 8,
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Laboratory Conference Room, Room 81– 2018.
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
1A106, at NIST, 325 Broadway Street, All visitors to the NIST site are
Boulder, Colorado 80305. Please note required to pre-register to be admitted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
admittance instructions under the Please submit your name, time of Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of arrival, email address and phone New England Fishery Management
this notice. number to Emily Luce by 5:00 p.m. Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Non-U.S. citizens must submit
Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100
additional information; please contact Agenda
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060,
Ms. Luce. Ms. Luce’s email address is
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, The Advisory Panel will review
emily.luce@nist.gov and her phone
telephone number 301–975–2667. Ms. results from the 2018 herring
number is 301–975–2661. For
Shaw’s email address is benchmark assessment (65th Northeast
participants attending in person, please
stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. Regional Stock Assessment Workshop,
note that federal agencies, including
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST, can only accept a state-issued SAW 65). They will review public
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, and driver’s license or identification card for comments on the Draft Environmental
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as access to federal facilities if such license Impact Statement (DEIS) for
amended, 5 U.S.C. App or identification card is issued by a state Amendment 8 to the Herring Fishery
The purpose of this meeting is for the that is compliant with the REAL ID Act Management Plan (FMP), and discuss
VCAT to review and make of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state final preferred alternative
recommendations regarding general that has an extension for REAL ID recommendations. They will also
policy for NIST, its organization, its compliance. NIST currently accepts discuss possible measures to include for
budget, and its programs within the other forms of federal-issued consideration in the 2019–21 fishery
framework of applicable national identification in lieu of a state-issued specifications action including
policies as set forth by the President and driver’s license. For detailed discussion of a potential independent
the Congress. The agenda will include information please contact Ms. Luce at action for fishing year 2019 that NOAA
an update on major programs at NIST. 301–975–2661 or visit: http://nist.gov/ Fisheries may develop. A separate
In addition, the meeting will include public_affairs/visitor/. action may be considered to set fishery
presentations and discussions on NIST’s Kevin Kimball, specifications for 2019 because final
role in quantum science, technology Chief of Staff. measures for 2019–21 developed
transfer, and an update on public safety. through the Council process are not
[FR Doc. 2018–18434 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
The Committee also will review NIST’s expected to be implemented until mid-
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facilities plans and progress on ongoing year of 2019. Also on the agenda is
renovation efforts. The agenda may initial discussion of potential 2019
change to accommodate Committee herring work priorities. They will
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business. The final agenda will be discuss other business as necessary.
posted on the NIST website at http:// National Oceanic and Atmospheric
www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. Special Accommodations
Administration
Individuals and representatives of
This meeting is physically accessible
organizations who would like to offer
RIN 0648–XG433 to people with disabilities. This meeting
comments and suggestions related to the
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
Committee’s affairs are invited to New England Fishery Management
request a place on the agenda. U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
Council; Public Meeting available upon request. Requests for
Approximately one-half hour on
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, will be AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries sign language interpretation or other
reserved for public comments and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and auxiliary aids should be directed to
speaking times will be assigned on a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
first-come, first-serve basis. The amount Commerce. (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
of time per speaker will be determined the meeting date.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
by the number of requests received but, Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Dated: August 22, 2018.
exact time for public comments will be Management Council (Council) is
included in the final agenda that will be scheduling a public meeting of its Tracey L. Thompson,
posted on the NIST website at http:// Herring Advisory Panel to consider Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. actions affecting New England fisheries Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Questions from the public will not be in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). [FR Doc. 2018–18455 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
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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 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 43658 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG43 |
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