[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44577-44578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18870]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA598


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's (Council) 
Groundfish Committee, Plan Development Team and Advisory Panel will 
hold a meeting to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in 
the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Boston North 
Shore, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; 
fax: (978) 750-7991.
    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 workshop's 
agenda are as follows:
    The Committee will continue developing Framework Adjustment 47 (FW 
47) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). At 
this meeting, the Committee will discuss accountability measures for 
windowpane flounder, ocean pout, Atlantic halibut, and Atlantic 
wolffish. The Committee may develop measures that impose gear 
restrictions on groundfish fishing vessels (both sector and common 
pool) if annual catch limits for these stocks are exceeded. The 
Committee will receive a brief overview of the results of recent 
assessments for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, Eastern Georges Bank 
cod, and Eastern Georges Bank haddock. The Committee will identify 
alternatives for modifying the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder 
rebuilding strategy in light of the passage of the International 
Fisheries Agreement Clarification Act. After a review of the 
accumulation limits workshop held in June 2011, the Committee will 
develop a scoping document for an amendment to address the issues 
raised at the meeting. Planning for a sector workshop to be held in 
October 2011 will also continue. Finally, the Committee will receive a 
report on progress in developing a method for setting ABCs and ACLs for 
fishing years 2012-14.
    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 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: July 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-18870 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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