[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12264]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC692


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 joint public meeting of its Groundfish Committee and 
Habitat Committee 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 Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Providence 
Biltmore, 11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 
421-0700; fax: (401) 455-3040.
    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 Habitat and Groundfish Committee's will 
identify and recommend Omnibus EFH Amendment 2 draft management 
alternatives for Council approval, based on analyses and 
recommendations of technical teams and the public. At the June 18-20, 
2013 Council meeting, the Council is scheduled to approve draft 
alternatives for inclusion and analysis in the Draft Omnibus EFH 
Amendment 2 Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The Council may 
identify preferred alternatives at a later date, before taking the DEIS 
out to public hearing. Other business may be discussed as necessary.
    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 20, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-12264 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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