[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28214-28215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11906]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA437


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 Monkfish Oversight Committee meeting 
to consider actions affecting New

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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: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Best Western Wynwood Hotel, 
580 US Highway 1, Interstate Traffic Circle, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 
telephone: (603) 436-7600; fax: (603) 436-7600.
    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 New England and Mid-Atlantic Councils 
have declared their intent to consider catch shares management for the 
monkfish fishery and have held a round of scoping hearings on Amendment 
6 for that purpose. After reviewing public comment, the Committee 
directed the staff to prepare a white paper discussing the issues and 
considerations in developing either separate management programs for 
Northern and Southern Management Areas, or separating the Monkfish 
Fishery Management Plan into two separate plans. At this meeting, the 
Committee will review the white paper and develop recommendations to 
the Councils on how to proceed with Amendment 6.
    The Committee will also review NMFS' Strategic Plan for Cooperative 
Research 2011-2014. NMFS will hold a public comment session in 
conjunction with the NEFMC's June Council meeting, at which time 
Committee comments will be presented.
    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: May 11, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-11906 Filed 5-13-11; 8:45 am]
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