[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52746-52747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21586]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE149


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 Scallop Committee Meeting on 
Thursday, September 17, 2015 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 September 17, 2015 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 567-6789; fax: 
(617) 561-0798.
    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

    The Committee will review preliminary 2015 scallop survey results 
and discuss initial recommendations from the Scallop Plan Development 
Team (PDT) for FY 2016 and FY 2017 (default) fishery specifications 
(Framework 27). The Committee will also provide input on potential 
Council work priorities for 2016 related to the scallop fishery 
management plan, and potentially identify recommendations for 
prioritizing the various potential work items. Staff will review from 
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analyses prepared for Amendment 19,] an action to address timing issues 
for fishery specifications, and advisors will identify preferred 
alternative recommendations. Staff will review progress on planning of 
a future workshop to discuss issues about potential inshore depletion. 
Finally, staff will review preliminary input from the PDT based on a 
Council motion to evaluate how to potentially improve information 
collected by observers on discard mortality and high grading as well as 
review Advisory Panel recommendations. Other business may be discussed.

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: August 27, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-21586 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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