[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54240-54241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21367]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC841


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 Scallop 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 Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Best Western 
Hotel, 580 US Highway 1, Interstate Traffic Circle, Portsmouth, NH 
03801; telephone: (603) 436-7600; fax: (603) 436-7600.
    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 Committee will review scallop survey 
information and preliminary recommendations from the Scallop Plan 
Development Team (PDT) for FY 2014 and FY 2015 (default) fishery 
specifications (Framework 25). The Committee will also provide input on 
other measures under consideration in Framework 25: (1) accountability 
measures for the Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic windowpane flounder 
sub-ACL (annual catch limit); and (2) measures to address unused 2014 
Closed Area I access area trips. The Committee will review a draft of 
the Limited Access General Category Individual Fleet Quota (LAGC IFQ) 
Performance Report being prepared by the Scallop PDT. The IFQ Report is 
not final and will not be presented to the Council at this time but 
Committee members will have the opportunity to provide initial 
feedback. The Committee will also discuss possible priorities for 
scallop related actions for 2014 and make recommendations to the 
Scallop Committee for consideration. In addition, the Committee will 
briefly review the overall findings of the recent biological opinion of 
the sea scallop fishery related to sea turtles and Atlantic Sturgeon. 
There will be a closed session to review/recommend Advisory panel 
applications for the next 3-year term (2014-16) term). Other business 
may be discussed.
    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.


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    Dated: August 28, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-21367 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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