[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21752-21753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8774]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB153


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
an evening public hearing on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to obtain public 
input on measures proposed for inclusion in Amendment 5 to the Atlantic 
Herring Fishery Management Plan.

DATES: The hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan 
Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355-1900; telephone: (860) 572-0731; fax: (860) 
572-0328.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, April 25, 2012

    Following the first day of the April 24-26, 2012 New England 
Fishery Management Council meeting in Mystic, CT, the Council will host 
a public hearing, the last in a series of coastwide meetings, to obtain 
public comments on measures under consideration for inclusion in 
Amendment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. Management 
measures could include adjustments to the fishery management program, 
reporting requirements and measures to address trip notification, 
carrier vessels and transfers of herring at-sea. A catch monitoring 
program also is being considered as well as measures to address river 
herring bycatch and criteria for midwater trawl vessel access to the 
year-round groundfish closed areas.
    Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda 
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be 
the subjects of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 that 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.


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    Dated: April 6, 2012.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8774 Filed 4-10-12; 8:45 am]
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