[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25889]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ64


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 November 2-3, 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.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 2 at 10 a.m. and 
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore, 11 
Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 421-0700; fax: 
(401) 455-3050.
    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, November 2, 2010

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will discuss SSC 
business concerning the SSC's calendar for 2011, committee activities 
including the National SSC Workshop, and any other outstanding SSC 
business. The Committee will also develop an Acceptable Biological 
Catch (ABC) recommendation for Gulf of Maine winter flounder based on 
recent analyses; develop an ABC recommendation for Georges Bank 
yellowtail flounder to comport with the rebuilding strategy proposed at 
the September Council meeting as well as finalize the annually compiled 
list of five-year Council research recommendations.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

    The SSC will Review the Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management draft 
policy paper and further consider the control rules currently used to 
set Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) for all/most NEFMC-managed stocks 
and discuss how to best coordinate with the Council relative to the 
development of the control rules.
    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: October 8, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25889 Filed 10-13-10; 8:45 am]
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