[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30934]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD695


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 Groundfish Recreational Advisory 
Panel 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 Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting Address: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by 
Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-
2500; fax: (978) 750-7959.
    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 panel will receive an overview of the Council's Groundfish 
Priorities for 2015 and a presentation summarizing the recreational 
management measures in Draft Groundfish Framework Adjustment 53. The 
panel will also receive presentations on proactive AMs for FY 2015 for 
Gulf of Maine (GOM) haddock and GOM cod, including potential mechanisms 
to further reduce actual discard mortality of GOM cod (e.g., adoption 
of circle hooks). The panel plans to discuss and recommend GOM haddock 
and GOM cod proactive AMs for FY 2015 to the Groundfish Committee.
    Additionally, they will discuss and recommend other related issues 
to the Groundfish Committee, as appropriate. The panel will initiate 
discussion of the recreational management measure process improvement--
2015 Council Priority. The panel plans to hold elections for Chair and 
Vice Chair of the Recreational Advisory Panel. The panel 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 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 31, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30934 Filed 1-5-15; 8:45 am]
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