[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11155]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC674


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 Monkfish Committee on May 29, 2013 
and May 30, 2013 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, May 29, 2013 at 10 a.m. 
and Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hotel 
Providence, 139 Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 
(401) 861-8000; fax: (401) 732-9309.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Monkfish Oversight Committee will: (1) 
Provide an assessment update review; (2) report on the May 16 
Scientific and Statistical Committee meeting and recommendations for 
Allowable Biological Catch (ABC); (3) report on the April 30 Plan 
Development Team (PDT) meeting; (4) provide a presentation outlining 
DAS/trip limit options developed by the PDT; (5) discuss and develop 
recommendations to the New England and Mid-Atlantic Councils for a 
range of alternatives to be included in Framework 8 including, but not 
limited to, Annual Catch Targets (ACT--applying management uncertainty 
to ACL), the range of DAS/trip limit alternatives (specifications), 
changes to the permit category H fishery boundary and any other options 
for DAS changes; (6) discuss, including motions, as appropriate, the 
range of alternatives to be included in the Amendment 6 document, 
including possible removal of the ITQ alternative; (7) discuss, 
including development of recommendations, as appropriate, possible 
revisions to the pending monkfish Emergency Action for the 2013 fishing 
year; (8) consider and develop a recommendation to the Councils that 
monkfish permit renewal be required at the start of the fishing year to 
address state waters fishing; (9) time permitting, consider making 
recommendations on changes to the Research Set-Aside priorities; (10) 
closed session to review/recommend Advisory Panel applications.
    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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: May 7, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-11155 Filed 5-9-13; 8:45 am]
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