[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29726-29727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12559]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA447


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, Plan Development Team and Advisory Panel will 
hold a workshop to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in 
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The workshop will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Boston North 
Shore, 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the workshop's 
agenda are as follows:
    The Groundfish Oversight Committee, in conjunction with the 
Groundfish Advisory Panel, Plan Development Team, and socio-economic 
experts of the Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee, will 
hold a meeting on the subject of accumulation limits for the Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This meeting will be in a 
facilitated format and will not follow the Committee's standard 
decision-making process. The purpose of the workshop is to explore 
issues associated with accumulation limits and relevant fleet diversity 
measures. This group will not revisit the allocation structure for 
Potential Sector Contributions determined in Amendment 16 to the 
Northeast Multispecies FMP. Recommendations on a potential action to 
manage excessive shares in the fishery will be developed for the 
Council to consider at its June 2011 meeting.
    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: May 18, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-12559 Filed 5-20-11; 8:45 am]
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