[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 25113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10082]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD273


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 Advisory Panel 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, May 20, 2014 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Omni Providence Hotel, 1 
West Exchange Street, Providence, RI 02048; telephone: (401) 598-8000; 
fax: (401) 598-8200.
    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 Advisors will review a draft performance 
report of the Limited Access General Category Individual Fishing Quota 
fishery (2010-12). The Advisors will also provide recommendations for 
research priorities for the next Scallop Research Set-Aside federal 
funding announcement. Finally, the Advisors will provide input related 
to Framework Adjustment 26 to the Scallop Fishery Management Plan. The 
primary purpose of Framework 26 is to set fishery specifications for 
FY2015 and FY2016 (default). The Council is expected to review and take 
action on all three items at the June Council meeting.
    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 29, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10082 Filed 5-1-14; 8:45 am]
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