83 FR 53852 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish 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 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 53852]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23360]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG556


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 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, November 8, 2018 at 1:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by 
Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; phone: (978) 777-2500.
    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 discuss Framework Adjustment 58: Specifications/
Management Measures--specifically discuss draft alternatives and Plan 
Development Team (PDT) analysis including: (1) Rebuilding plan options 
for several groundfish stocks, (2) 2019 total allowable catches for 
U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern Georges Bank (GB) cod, Eastern GB 
haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder, (3) minimum size exemptions for 
vessels fishing in Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization waters, 
and (4) temporary change to scallop fishery accountability measure 
policy for GB yellowtail flounder for fishing years 2019 and 2020, and 
make recommendations for preferred alternatives. The committee will 
also hold a discussion of possible priorities for 2019 and develop 
recommendations. The committee will review Groundfish PDT, Groundfish 
Advisory Panel, and Recreational Advisory Panel recommendations and 
make recommendations to the Council. 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 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. This 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 date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 22, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-23360 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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