[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 18890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07526]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD218


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 Risk Policy Working Group (formerly 
called ABC Control Rule Working Group) 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: The meeting will be on Monday, April 21, 2014, at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting Address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton 
Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572-
0731; fax: (860) 572-0328.
    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 Risk Policy Working Group will begin the 
development of a risk policy to serve as guidance for ABC (acceptable 
biological catch) control rules for Council-managed species. The 
working group will discuss issues related to the development of the 
Council's risk policy, including but not limited to goals/objectives, 
umbrella approaches versus species-specific approaches, management 
strategy evaluation (MSE), and approaches utilized by other Councils. 
The working group will also discuss the timeline for developing a risk 
policy and identify milestones and Council decision points. The working 
group will also 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 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 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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: April 1, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-07526 Filed 4-3-14; 8:45 am]
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