[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 45182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18218]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD420


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) 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet over two days to 
consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive 
economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. 
and Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott/Boston 
Logan Airport, 225 McClellan Highway, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: 
(617) 569-5250.
    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:

Agenda Items

    The SSC will meet to (1) Review stock assessment information, 
consider information provided by the Groundfish PDT and develop ABC 
recommendations for Gulf of Maine haddock and Georges Bank yellowtail 
flounder for fishing years 2015-17; and (2) review stock assessment 
information, consider information provided by the Whiting PDT and 
develop ABC recommendations for northern and southern stocks of red 
hake, whiting (silver hake) and offshore hake for fishing years 2015-
17. The committee may not complete all the ABC recommendations for 
these stocks at this meeting. The committee will 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 29, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-18218 Filed 8-1-14; 8:45 am]
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