[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 197 (Friday, October 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 61295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24237]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD540


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 (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel on to 
consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive 
economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to 
the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by 
Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 
272-1191; fax: (401) 272-1416.
    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 Advisors will review recommendations 
from the Scallop Plan Development Team for FY 2015 and FY 2016 
(default) fishery specifications (Framework 26). The Advisors will also 
provide input on other measures under consideration in Framework 26: 
(1) measures to allow fishing in state waters after federal Northern 
Gulf of Maine (NGOM) TAC is reached; (2) measures to make turtle 
regulations consistent in the scallop fishery; (3) measures to modify 
the existing area closure accountability measures in place for Georges 
Bank and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, and 
develop new accountability measures for northern windowpane flounder; 
and (4) consider an inshore transit corridor for limited access scallop 
vessels to declare out of the fishery. Other business may be discussed 
if time permits.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: October 7, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-24237 Filed 10-9-14; 8:45 am]
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