[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27440-27441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11280]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Public Hearing; Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold
a supplemental public hearing to solicit Scoping comments on Draft
Amendment 19 to the Northeast Small-Mesh Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan (FMP).
DATES: The public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 10
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The Council will take comments at the public hearing at the
Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
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Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200.
The written comment period has been extended and should be sent to
Paul Howard, Executive Director, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport,
MA 01950. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978) 465-3116 or
submitted via email to comment@nefmc.org with ``Comment on Small Mesh
Multispecies Amendment 19'' in the subject line. Requests for copies of
the public hearing document and other information should be directed to
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone:
(978) 465-0492. The public hearing document is also accessible
electronically via the Internet at http://www.nefmc.org/mesh/index.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council staff will provide information on
the status of Amendment 19 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP. The draft
alternatives include annual limits on catch and landings by fishery
program and/or stock, in-season and post-season accountability measures
including incidental possession limits, year round red hake possession
limits, monitoring and specification setting procedures, and a proposed
increase in the 30,000 lbs. silver hake possession limit in the
Southern New England and Mid-Atlantic Exemption Areas. Final
alternatives were approved at the April 24-26, 2012 Council meeting,
but the Council will take supplemental action at the June 19-21, 2012
Council meeting on proposed increase in the 30,000 lbs. silver hake
(whiting) possession limit. There will be time available for questions
and answers.
Written comment period has been extended on the draft amendment and
must be received by 5 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 24, 2012 and may be
mailed to the Council office at the address above, faxed to (978) 465-
3116 or emailed to: comment@nefmc.org (attention/subject line: Comment
on Small Mesh Multispecies Amendment 19).
Special Accommodations
The hearing is physically accessible to people with physical
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 7, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-11280 Filed 5-9-12; 8:45 am]
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