[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38463-38464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16157]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XX21


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 Herring Oversight Committee, on July 
27-28, 2010, 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.

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DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 27 at 9:30 a.m. and 
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 
Spring Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-2311; fax: 
(207) 761-8224.
    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:

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

    The Herring Committee will continue development of catch monitoring 
alternatives for inclusion in Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Alternatives may include management 
measures to: improve quota monitoring and reporting; standardize/
certify volumetric measures of catch; address vessel-to-vessel 
transfers of Atlantic herring; address requirements for catch 
monitoring and control plans (CMCPs); address maximized retention; 
maximize sampling and address net slippage; address at-sea monitoring; 
address portside sampling; require electronic monitoring, and address 
other elements of catch monitoring in the Atlantic herring fishery. The 
Committee will also discuss the potential applicability of flow scales, 
hopper scales and truck scales in the herring fishery and develop 
Committee recommendations.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

    The agenda will continue from the previous day with additional 
discussion related to developing catch monitoring alternatives for 
inclusion in Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring FMP; develop 
management measures and alternatives to address river herring bycatch 
for consideration in Amendment 5 to the Herring FMP; discuss elements 
of Amendment 5 catch monitoring alternatives that relate to documenting 
and monitoring river herring bycatch; and address other elements of 
Amendment 5 as time permits.
    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 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: June 29, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-16157 Filed 7-1-10; 8:45 am]
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