[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 54740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22453]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA676


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) Herring 
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, September 22, 2011 at 9:30 
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 panel's 
agenda are as follows:
    1. The Advisory Panel will review the Management Alternatives Under 
Consideration and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for 
Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring FMP and develop comments/
recommendations for the Council to consider at its September 26-29, 
2011 Meeting;
    2. Review and provide feedback regarding the Draft Terms of 
Reference (TOR) for the upcoming benchmark stock assessment for 
Atlantic herring (54th Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) scheduled for 
spring 2012).
    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: August 29, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-22453 Filed 9-1-11; 8:45 am]
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