[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57596-57597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24254]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE209


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 Scientific & Statistical 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 Tuesday, October 13, 2015, beginning 
at 9 a.m. and Wednesday, October 14, 2015, beginning at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Providence Biltmore Hotel, 
11 Dorrance Street, Providence, RI 02903; phone: (401) 421-0700; fax: 
(401) 455-3050.
    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

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

    The Committee will review information provided by the Council's 
Scallop PDT and recommend the overfishing levels (OFLs) and acceptable 
biological catches (ABC) for Atlantic sea scallops for fishing years 
2016 and 2017.
    The Committee will also review recent stock assessment information 
from the 2015 Groundfish Operational Assessments updates and 
information provided by the Council's Groundfish Plan Development Team 
(PDT) and recommend the overfishing levels (OFLs) and acceptable 
biological catches (ABCs) for all groundfish stocks (except for Georges 
Bank yellowtail flounder) managed under the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan for fishing years 2016-18.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

    The Committee will continue to review information on and develop

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recommendations for OFLs and ABC for Northeast multispecies groundfish 
for fishing years 2016-18 and address 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

    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: September 21, 2015.
 Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-24254 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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