[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11760-11761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04988]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Tuesday, 
March 22, 2016, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in 
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will

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be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if 
appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 801 Greenwich 
Ave., Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 732-6000; fax: (401) 732-
0261.
    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

    The Advisory Panel will review the general workload for 2016 based 
on Council priorities and will discuss recommendations for the 
Committee and Council to consider for setting overall five year 
research priorities. The Advisory Panel will also review outcomes from 
the recent scallop workshop and may discuss recommendations for the 
Committee and Council to consider in future actions. The Advisory Panel 
will review a work plan for the required five year report that will 
evaluate the limited access general category IFQ program. Other 
business may be discussed.

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: March 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-04988 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am]
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