[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16619-16620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6957]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oeanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA318


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 Scientific and Statistical Committee 
on April 12-13, 2011 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, April 12 at 10 a.m. and 
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel 
Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 
(401) 861-8000; fax: (401) 861-8002.
    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, April 12, 2011-Wednesday, April 13, 2011

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will peer review 
work completed by the Council's Skate Plan Development Team. The review 
is being convened on April 12, 2011 for the purpose of providing expert 
technical comments and advice on the following: Approve a FSV Bigelow 
calibration method to be used to recommend Skate

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Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) specifications for 2011-2013 and to 
determine status; approve the calibration of FSV Bigelow catches to FSV 
Albatross equivalents, rather than vice versa and approve the use of a 
consistent set of FSV Bigelow strata to adjust biological reference 
points and adjust the catch/biomass medians as a basis for setting ABC.
    On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the SSC will discuss the Council's 
Whiting/Hake Plan Development Team's evaluation of ABC-setting options. 
Specifically it will provide guidance to the plan team concerning the 
development of ABC specifications for inclusion in Amendment 19 (small 
mesh multispecies component) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery 
Management Plan.
    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: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6957 Filed 3-23-11; 8:45 am]
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