[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 136 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 34726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17017]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XQ31


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council(s (Council) Herring 
Oversight Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New England 
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2009, at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee(s 
agenda are as follows:

Agenda

    1. Review and discuss results of Transboundary Resource Assessment 
Committee (TRAC) 2009 stock assessment of Atlantic herring complex;
    2. Discuss development of 2010-12 Atlantic herring fishery 
specifications;
    3. Review and discuss ongoing research regarding catch monitoring 
programs, maximized retention, and other monitoring tools applied in 
other fisheries; and
    4. Continue development of catch monitoring alternatives for 
inclusion in Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP), which may include but are not limited to: specific 
monitoring and reporting requirements for herring vessels and 
processors, observer coverage and at-sea monitoring, shoreside/dockside 
monitoring and sampling, electronic reporting, video-based monitoring, 
maximized retention, catch monitoring and control plans, and vessel 
monitoring system (VMS) requirements.
    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 identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: July 14, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-17017 Filed 7-16-09; 8:45 am]
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