[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78062-78063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30306]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD678


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 Herring 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: This meeting will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton 
Harborside, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 
431-2300; fax: (603) 431-7805.
    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 on the agenda are:
    The committee will receive a report from the January 15, 2015 
Herring Advisory Panel (AP) meeting and consider the AP 
recommendations. The committee will also review Action Plans for the 
2016-2018 Atlantic herring fishery specifications and an amendment to 
the Atlantic Herring FMP to consider control rules for the Atlantic 
herring fishery that account for herring's role as forage in the 
ecosystem (Amendment 8). They plan to discuss possible cooperative 
research priorities for any research set-aside that may be allocated in 
2016-18 during the Atlantic herring fishery specifications process and 
develop Committee recommendations. They will also review/approve a 
draft scoping document for an amendment to the Herring FMP to consider 
control rules for the Atlantic herring fishery that account for 
herring's role as forage in the ecosystem. The committee will review/
discuss options under consideration in the NMFS-led omnibus Industry-
Funded Monitoring

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Amendment to address observer coverage on Atlantic herring vessels and 
develop Committee recommendations. The committee will discuss other 
business as necessary.
    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 Act, provided the public has 
been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The 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: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30306 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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