[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 14351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5740]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB073


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 March 28, 2012, 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.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 8 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, 
11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 421-0700; 
fax: (401) 455-3050.
    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 NEFMC's Scientific and Statistical Committee will:
    a. Review the paper, ``An Investigation of Differences Amongst SCAA 
and ASAP Assessment (including Reference Point) Estimates for Gulf of 
Maine Cod'' by Dr. Butterworth and Rebecca Rademeyer and advise the 
Council on its applicability to management reference points and stock 
assessments for Gulf of Maine cod;
    b. Discuss the performance of projections for groundfish stocks 
based on the February 2012 groundfish assessment updates;
    c. Review assessments and develop ABC recommendations for the 
Council for redfish, Georges Bank haddock, Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank 
windowpane flounder, Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic windowpane 
flounder, ocean pout, wolffish and halibut; and
    d. Other business may be discussed.
    The public is invited to participate in the SSC meeting via 
webinar. For online access to the meeting, please reserve your webinar 
seat now at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/45053222.
    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: March 6, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-5740 Filed 3-8-12; 8:45 am]
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