[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70420-70421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29196]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA818


New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC); 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 Research Steering Committee 
(Committee), in November, 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: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, 407 
Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151, telephone: (781) 284-7200; fax: (781) 
289-3176.
    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 Research Steering Committee will meet to 
give an update on the NEFSC Northeast Cooperative Research Program and 
an update on NERO Cooperative research activities: response to NEFMC 
letter concerning scientific research catch; NEFMC request to approve 
the mid-size eliminator trawl; and other matters. The Committee will 
also review cooperative research projects final reports: ``Use of kites 
in shrimp codends to reduce small shrimp and bycatch species,'' (NEC)--
Pingguo He UNH, Dan Schick, ME DMR; ``Pulse: A cooperative partnership 
for pelagic ocean ecosystem monitoring in the Gulf of Maine,'' (NEC)--
Jeffrey A. Runge and Rebecca J. Jones; ``Saco Bay Scallop Stock 
Enhancement Project,'' (NEC)--Heather Deese-Riordan; ``Activity and 
Distribution of Cod in the Ipswich Bay Spawning Area,'' (NEC)--W.H. 
Howell, UNH; ``Building on Promise: Continued investigation using a 4-
seam bottom trawl to improve escapement of small haddock and cod,'' 
Dana L. Morse, ME Sea Grant (NEC).
    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: November 7, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-29196 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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