83 FR 47605 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 183 (September 20, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 183 (September 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20467 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 47605] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20467] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XG487 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 Scientific & Statistical 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, October 10, 2018 beginning at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan, 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 Scientific and Statistical Committee will review the results of the recent benchmark stock assessment (SAW/SARC 65) and information provided by the Council's Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT). The Committee will recommend the overfishing levels (OFLs) and acceptable biological catches (ABCs) for Atlantic sea scallops for fishing years 2019-20 (default). They will also review information provided by the Council's Herring PDT, the results from recent Atlantic herring benchmark stock assessment and using the acceptable biological catch (ABC) control rule selected by the Council, recommend the overfishing level (OFL) and the ABCs for Atlantic herring for 2019-21. Other business will be discussed as needed. 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. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. 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. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: September 17, 2018. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-20467 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sign language interpretation or other Herring PDT, the results from recent
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Atlantic herring benchmark stock
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ assessment and using the acceptable
Administration noaa.gov; (503) 820–2411) at least 10 biological catch (ABC) control rule
RIN 0648–XG484 days prior to the meeting date. selected by the Council, recommend the
Dated: September 17, 2018. overfishing level (OFL) and the ABCs
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Tracey L. Thompson,
for Atlantic herring for 2019–21. Other
Public Meeting business will be discussed as needed.
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Although non-emergency issues not
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
contained in this agenda may come
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and [FR Doc. 2018–20466 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am]
before this group for discussion, those
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
issues may not be the subject of formal
Commerce. action during these meetings. Action
ACTION: Notice of public meetings. will be restricted to those issues
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specifically listed in this notice and any
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery issues arising after publication of this
Management Council’s (Pacific Council) National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration notice that require emergency action
Ad Hoc Sablefish Management and under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
Trawl Allocation Attainment Committee RIN 0648–XG487 Stevens Act, provided the public has
(SaMTAAC) will hold a meeting. been notified of the Council’s intent to
DATES: The meeting will be held New England Fishery Management
take final action to address the
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 and Council; Public Meeting
emergency. The public also should be
Thursday, October 11, 2018, starting at AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries aware that the meeting will be recorded.
8 a.m. and will end when business for Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
the day has been completed. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), of the recording is available upon
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Commerce request.
the Hyatt Place Portland Airport, ACTION: Notice; public meeting. Special Accommodations
Meeting Place #3, 9750 NE Cascade
Station, Portland, OR 97220; telephone: SUMMARY: The New England Fishery This meeting is physically accessible
(503) 288–2808. Management Council (Council) is to people with disabilities. Requests for
Council address: Pacific Fishery scheduling a public meeting of its sign language interpretation or other
Management Council, 7700 NE Scientific & Statistical Committee to auxiliary aids should be directed to
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, consider actions affecting New England Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
OR 97220–1384. fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. (EEZ). Recommendations from this the meeting date.
Jim Seger, Pacific Council; telephone: group will be brought to the full Council Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
(503) 820–2416. for formal consideration and action, if
Dated: September 17, 2018.
appropriate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this Tracey L. Thompson,
meeting, the SaMTAAC will continue to DATES: This meeting will be held on
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
develop alternatives that address Wednesday, October 10, 2018 beginning Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
obstacles to achieving the goals and at 9 a.m.
[FR Doc. 2018–20467 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am]
objectives of the groundfish trawl catch ADDRESSES:
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share plan related to under attainment Meeting address: The meeting will be
of non-sablefish shore based trawl held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Boston
allocations and unharvested sablefish Logan, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
quota pounds south of 36° N. latitude. MA 02128; phone: (617) 567–6789.
The committee’s initial work on Council address: New England National Oceanic and Atmospheric
alternatives will be presented at the Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Administration
November 2018 Council meeting to Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
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solicit further Council guidance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Although non-emergency issues not Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
contained in the meeting agenda may be New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
discussed, those issues may not be the Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
subject of formal action during this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
meeting. Action will be restricted to Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
those issues specifically listed in this Agenda Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
document and any issues arising after The Scientific and Statistical Commerce.
publication of this document that Committee will review the results of the ACTION: Notice of a public meeting; via
require emergency action under section recent benchmark stock assessment webinar.
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery (SAW/SARC 65) and information
Conservation and Management Act, provided by the Council’s Scallop Plan SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
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provided the public has been notified of Development Team (PDT). The Management Council will hold a
the intent to take final action to address Committee will recommend the meeting of its Mackerel Advisory Panel
the emergency. overfishing levels (OFLs) and acceptable via webinar.
biological catches (ABCs) for Atlantic DATES: The webinar will convene on
Special Accommodations sea scallops for fishing years 2019–20 Tuesday, October 9, 2018, 1 p.m. to 3
The meeting is physically accessible (default). They will also review p.m., EDT.
to people with disabilities. Requests for information provided by the Council’s ADDRESSES:
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; public meeting. | |
| Dates | This meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 beginning at 9 a.m. | |
| Contact | Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 47605 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XG48 |
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