[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12265]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC693


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's (Council) 
Groundfish Advisory Panel will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Providence 
Biltmore Hotel, 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 items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:
    The Groundfish Advisory Panel will meet, primarily to develop 
recommendations on issues that will be discussed during the June 11, 
2013 joint meeting of the Groundfish and Habitat Oversight Committees 
and the June 12, 2013 meeting of the Groundfish Oversight Committee. 
They will discuss issues related to Amendment 18 of the Northeast 
Multispecies FMP to include: Review Plan Development Team analyses to 
date; Develop recommendations on a purpose and need statement, and on 
potentially revising the goals and objectives. Also on the agenda will 
be items related to the alternatives development for the Omnibus 
Essential Fish Habitat Amendment 2 (OA2) which will include: 
Development of appropriate bridle length caps to be used on no-
groundcable trawl gear within two potential adverse effects habitat 
management areas in the Great South Channel and on Georges Shoal. These 
gear modification options could be implemented via OA2 if approved by 
the Council. They will also develop a list of key groundfish gear 
characteristics to be part of a data collection program, which could be 
implemented via OA2 if approved by the Council. The information 
gathered via this data collection program would be used to develop gear 
modification options to minimize the adverse effects of fishing on EFH 
in future management actions. The panel will address other business 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 identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 (see ADDRESSES) 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. 2013-12265 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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