[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15047-15048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06280]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE510


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 Groundfish 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 on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 9 a.m.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 567-6789; fax: (617) 
461-0798.
    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 committee plans to discuss the groundfish monitoring program 
and will discuss PDT analysis with respect to the groundfish monitoring 
program, to assess whether: CV requirements and methodologies are the 
most appropriate to verify area fished, catch and discards by species 
and gear type for the sector system, and; ASM provides the sector 
fishery, recognizing heterogeneity within the fleet (e.g., trip length, 
homeport, etc.), the maximum flexibility to meet ASM goals and 
objectives. They will also develop committee recommendations to the 
Council on the possible alternatives for a monitoring action. The 
committee also plans to discuss windowpane flounder management 
alternatives and will receive an update on the development of a Council 
staff white paper examining the windowpane flounder issue. They will 
also develop committee recommendations on next steps for the white 
paper. The committee will discuss the recreational management measures 
process and receive an update on the development of a Council staff 
white paper examining the recreational management measures process 
issue. They will also develop committee recommendations on next steps 
for the white paper. Other business will be discussed 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: March 16, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-06280 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P