[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63899-63900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25369]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD583


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Committee 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 meetings will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 9 
a.m. and Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 9 a.m.

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ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 
407 Squire Road Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 284-7200; fax: (781) 
289-3176.
    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 will discuss Framework 53 
(FW53), specifically, status changes (Gulf of Maine (GOM) haddock) and 
specifications for groundfish stocks (GOM cod and haddock; GOM and 
Georges Bank (GB) winter flounder; pollock; GB yellowtail flounder, cod 
and haddock). They will also discuss the management measures 
(windowpane flounder sub-annual catch limit (ACLs) and accountability 
measures (AMs), expansion of the GOM cod inshore spawning closure, 
additional management measures for GOM cod, roll-over provision for 
specifications, and carryover provisions). Additionally, the committee 
will review the Groundfish Plan Development Team's (PDT) environmental 
impact analysis. They will also develop committee recommendations to 
the council regarding preferred alternative in FW 53. They will discuss 
other business as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before these groups for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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 Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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 21, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-25369 Filed 10-24-14; 8:45 am]
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