[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16810-16811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6898]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB104


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
five public hearings to solicit Scoping comments on Draft Amendment 19 
to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP).

DATES: The public hearings will be held from April 9 through April 16, 
2012. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The Council will take comments at public meetings in 
Lakewood, NJ; Riverhead, NY; Plymouth, MA; Portsmouth, NH and 
Providence, RI. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 
Written comments should be sent to Paul Howard, Executive Director, 50 
Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Comments may also be sent 
via fax to (978) 465-3116 or submitted via

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email to [email protected]mailto:[email protected] with ``Comment on 
Small Mesh Multispecies Amendment 19'' in the subject line. Requests 
for copies of the public hearing document and other information should 
be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery 
Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; 
telephone: (978) 465-0492. The public hearing document is also 
accessible electronically via the Internet at http://www.nefmc.org/mesh/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council staff will provide information on 
the status of Amendment 19 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP. The draft 
alternatives include annual limits on catch and landings by fishery 
program and/or stock, in-season and post-season accountability measures 
including incidental possession limits, year round red hake possession 
limits, and monitoring and specification setting procedures. Final 
alternatives will be recommended for approval at the April 24-26 
Council meeting. There will be time available for questions and 
answers.
    Written comments on the draft amendment must be received by 12 p.m. 
EST, Monday, April 16, 2012 and may be mailed to the Council office at 
the address above, faxed to (978) 465-3116 or emailed to: 
[email protected] (attention/subject line: Comment on Small Mesh 
Multispecies Amendment 19).
    The dates, times, locations and telephone numbers of the hearings 
are as follows:
    Monday, April 9, 2012 at 5 p.m.--Hilton Garden Inn, 1885 Route 70, 
Lakewood, NJ 08701; telephone: (732) 262-5232;
    Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 5 p.m.--Hotel Indigo East End, 1830 West 
Main Street, Route 25, Riverhead, NY 11901; telephone: (631) 369-2200;
    Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 5 p.m.--Radisson Hotel, 180 Water 
Street, Plymouth, MA 02360; telephone: (508) 747-4900;
    Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 5 p.m.--Sheraton Harborside, 250 Market 
Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-2300;
    Monday, April 16, 2012 at 5 p.m.--Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 
Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 861-8000.

Special Accommodations

    These hearings are physically accessible to people with physical 
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: March 19, 2012.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-6898 Filed 3-21-12; 8:45 am]
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