[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 180 (Friday, September 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47923-47924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22491]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XR69


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 along with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission's Herring Section will meet to consider actions affecting 
New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 
High Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-5411; fax: (207) 
775-1066.
    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:
    1. Review/discuss Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 
recommendations for acceptable biological catch (ABC) and ABC control 
rule;
    2. Discuss herring fishery specifications for 2010-12 fishing years 
and develop preliminary recommendations for domestic annual harvesting 
(DAH), domestic annual processing (DAP), joint venture processing 
(JVP), border transfer (BT), total allowable level of foreign fishing 
(TALFF), optimum yield (OY), and other related specifications;
    3. Discuss/address management uncertainty and develop related 
recommendations; develop options for 2010-12 annual catch limits (ACLs) 
for herring management areas to be analyzed in the specifications 
package;
    4. Address other issues related to 2010-12 herring fishery 
specifications.
    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

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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: September 15, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-22491 Filed 9-17-09; 8:45 am]
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