[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 638-639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD059


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) 
Recreational Advisory Panel and their Groundfish Oversight Committee 
will meet to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at 9 
a.m. and Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel 
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: Thomas A. Nies, 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:

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Beginning at 9 a.m.

    The Recreational Advisory Panel (RAP) will meet to have a 
discussion of Habitat Omnibus Amendment 2 management alternatives 
related to the

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recreational groundfish fishery. Also on the agenda will be a 
discussion of recreational accountability measures for Gulf of Maine 
cod and haddock. The Committee will receive a presentation from NERO 
staff on alternatives for an omnibus amendment to simplify vessel 
baseline restrictions. They will discuss and provide input on proposed 
analysis of the alternatives for the Environmental Assessment. Other 
business may be discussed.

Thursday, January 23, 2014 Beginning at 9 a.m.

    The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to review groundfish 
fishery management plan priorities for 2014. Also on the agenda is to 
review Plan Development Team work related to the development of 
Amendment 18 and discuss potential measures. Other business may be 
discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups 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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: December 30, 2013.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-31522 Filed 1-3-14; 8:45 am]
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