[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57596-57597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24254]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE209
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 Scientific & Statistical Committee
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 Tuesday, October 13, 2015, beginning
at 9 a.m. and Wednesday, October 14, 2015, beginning at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel,
11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; phone: (401) 421-0700; fax:
(401) 455-3050.
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:
Agenda
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The Committee will review information provided by the Council's
Scallop PDT and recommend the overfishing levels (OFLs) and acceptable
biological catches (ABC) for Atlantic sea scallops for fishing years
2016 and 2017.
The Committee will also review recent stock assessment information
from the 2015 Groundfish Operational Assessments updates and
information provided by the Council's Groundfish Plan Development Team
(PDT) and recommend the overfishing levels (OFLs) and acceptable
biological catches (ABCs) for all groundfish stocks (except for Georges
Bank yellowtail flounder) managed under the Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan for fishing years 2016-18.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Committee will continue to review information on and develop
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recommendations for OFLs and ABC for Northeast multispecies groundfish
for fishing years 2016-18 and 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 listed in this notice and any issues arising
after publication of this notice that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 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 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: September 21, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-24254 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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