[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 10888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4338]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA251


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's (Council) 
Groundfish Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 50 Ferncroft 
Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: (978) 750-
7991.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to develop Framework 
Adjustment 46 (FW 46) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management 
Plan, continue the discussion on an accumulation limits amendment, and 
begin preparations for a review of the first year of sector operations. 
FW 46 will consider modifying the provisions of the current haddock 
catch cap for the herring fishery.
    The Committee will develop the specific details for three broad 
management options that were approved by the Council in January, 2011. 
Once the specific measures are developed, the framework document will 
be completed and brought to the Council for a decision at the April 
2011 Council meeting. The Committee will also discuss possible 
management measures to protect cod in southern New England. The 
Committee may also discuss changes to Transboundary Management Guidance 
Committee operational procedures. The Committee will discuss goals and 
objectives for an amendment that may consider adopting accumulation 
limits and/or ownership caps for the multispecies fishery. Committee 
members will also begin to plan a review of the first year of 
operations under sectors; that review is anticipated. Other business 
may also be discussed.
    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 this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: February 23, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-4338 Filed 2-25-11; 8:45 am]
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