[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17508-17509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06943]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD208


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) Joint 
VMS/Enforcement Committee and Advisory Panel will meet to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Colonial, 
One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; Phone: (781) 245-9300; Fax: 
(781) 245-0842.
    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 and 
advisory panel's agenda are:
    Review alternatives under consideration in Framework Adjustment 4 
to the Atlantic Herring FMP and provide recommendations; Framework 4 
alternatives include management

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measures to address dealer weighing/reporting and net slippage. The 
Committee and Advisory Panel will review the NOAA Office of General 
Council Policy for the Assessment of Civil Administrative Penalties and 
Permit Sanctions. They may review the gear stowage and Vessel 
Monitoring System proposed rules based on their availability. Other 
business may be discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may be 
discussed, 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: March 25, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-06943 Filed 3-27-14; 8:45 am]
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