[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61058-61059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24110]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD539


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 Joint VMS/Enforcement Committee and 
Advisory Panel Meeting 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 Monday, October 27, 2014 at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Courtyard by 
Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 
272-1191; fax: (401) 272-1416.
    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 Committee and Advisory Panel will review 
Scallop Framework 26, including (1) potential changes to access area 
boundaries; (2) measures to allow a limited access vessel to declare 
out of the fishery on return to port; (3) measures to allow fishing in 
state waters after federal Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) TAC is 
reached; (4) measures to make turtle regulations consistent in the 
scallop fishery; (5) measures to modify the existing area closure 
accountability measures in place for Georges Bank and Southern New 
England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, and develop new 
accountability measures for northern windowpane flounder; and measures 
to modify flaring bar regulations on turtle deflector dredges. They 
will also review a measure proposed in Groundfish Amendment 18, to 
allow vessels to use a 5.5 inch codend within the redfish exemption 
area on trips with an observer or approved electronic monitoring 
technology onboard. Other business may be discussed if time permits.

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    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions 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 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: October 6, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-24110 Filed 10-8-14; 8:45 am]
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