[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53415-53416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21880]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA664


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 
(SSC), on September 14-15, 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.

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DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 10 
a.m. and Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Providence, 21 
Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 831-3900; fax: 
(407) 751-0007.
    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: 

Wednesday, September 14, 2011-Thursday, September 15, 2011

    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will recommend ABCs 
for the Northeast Multispecies FMP for FY 2012-2014. Additionally, the 
SSC will develop comments on terms of reference for upcoming 
assessments for Atlantic sea herring and Southern New England 
yellowtail flounder scheduled for the 54th Stock Assessment Workshop 
(SAW) in the spring of 2012. The Committee also will discuss upcoming 
priorities and tasking, improving outreach, research priorities, 
possible use for advisory panel in the process for making acceptable 
biological catch (ABC) recreational for fishery management plans.
    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: August 23, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-21880 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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