[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 40065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16214]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD364


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) Risk 
Policy Working Group will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn & Suites, 2100 
Post Road, Warwick, RI; telephone: (401) 739-8888.
    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: The Risk Policy Working Group will 
continue the development of a risk policy to serve as guidance for ABC 
(acceptable biological catch) control rules and annual catch limits 
(ACLs) for Council-managed species. They will develop a Risk Policy 
Statement, to be reviewed by the Council's Scientific and Statistical 
Committee (SSC) in August and approved by the Council at its September 
2014 meeting. Also on the agenda will be the review and discussion on 
baseline conditions related to overfishing definitions, ABC control 
rules, and harvest control rules in Council-managed FMPs. They will 
discuss the next steps for applying the Risk Policy Statement across 
Council-managed FMPs and address other business 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: July 8, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-16214 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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