[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 53869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21688]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC213
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) Herring
Committee will meet jointly with the Atlantic States Marine Fishery
Council's (ASMFC) Section to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 9:30
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Comfort Inn, 1940 Post Road,
Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 732-0470; fax: (401) 732-6872.
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 Herring Committee and the ASMFC Section will meet to develop
Atlantic herring fishery specifications for the upcoming fishing years
(2013-15); discussion may include specifications related to the
overfishing limit (OFL), acceptable biological catch (ABC), management
uncertainty and a stockwide annual catch limit (ACL), domestic annual
harvesting (DAH), domestic annual processing (DAP), border transfer
(BT), sub-ACLs for the four herring management areas, and set-asides
for research and the fixed gear fishery. They will discuss the recent
court decision regarding Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery
Management Plan (FMP), related correspondence, and possible upcoming
Council actions, including a possible action to maintain the 2012
specifications through 2013 and develop a comprehensive specifications
package for 2014-16 to address some elements of the Amendment 4 court
order. Also on the agenda will be the review and discussion of the
recent benchmark stock assessment for Atlantic Herring (SAW/SARC 54).
The Committees will also review and discuss recommendations of the
Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) regarding
scientific uncertainty and the specification of ABC. They will review
and discuss issues related to management uncertainty and develop
recommendation for specification of management uncertainty and a
stockwide ACL.
Additionally, the Committees will discuss other elements of herring
fishery specifications and possible options for management area sub-
ACLs. They will address other business 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 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: August 29, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-21688 Filed 8-31-12; 8:45 am]
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