[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45183-45184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21012]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN: 0648-XR26


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 (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
on September 16, 2009 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 Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 
9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 
Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 732-6000; fax: 
(401) 739-5715.
    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 Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) will meet to finalize ABCs for herring and red crab, correct the 
skate complex ABC and begin the development of 2010-2014 research 
recommendations. Specifically, the SSC will review the available 
information provided by the Herring Plan Development Team (PDT) and 
develop a recommendation regarding the specification of acceptable 
biological catch (ABC) for the 2010-2012 fishing years, as well as an 
ABC control rule; review the available information provided by the Red 
Crab PDT and develop recommendations specifying ABC for the 2010 
fishing year, as well as an ABC control rule for future years; correct 
the 2010-11 skate complex ABC to be included in Amendment 3 to the 
Skate FMP (the recalculation will include the 2008 spring survey values 
for little skate); and discuss materials and tasking to update NEFMC 
research recommendations for 2010-2014.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those

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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 Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: August 27, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-21012 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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