[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16363]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF552


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 on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 beginning 
at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Providence, 
139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903; phone: (401) 861-8000.
    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 will review recent stock assessment information from 
the U.S./Canada Transboundary Resource Assessment Committee and 
information provided by the Council's Groundfish Plan Development Team 
(PDT) and recommend the overfishing level (OFL) and acceptable 
biological catch (ABC) for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder for the 
2018 fishing year. They will receive an update and/or recommendations 
from the SSC's working group on defining ``substantial change'' in 
status or overfishing of stocks when developing OFL and ABC 
recommendations. They will also receive an update on a planned review 
of operational assessments for other groundfish stocks. Also on the 
agenda will be to review information provided by the Council's Skate 
PDT and recommend the OFL and ABC for the northeast skate complex for 
fishing years 2018-2019. Other business will be discussed as needed.
    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 these meetings. 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: July 31, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-16363 Filed 8-2-17; 8:45 am]
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