[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00026]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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's (Council) Risk 
Policy Working Group will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, January 11, 2016 at 9:30 
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) 750-7991.
    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 Risk Policy Working Group will discuss the implementation and 
application of the Council's Risk Policy across all Council-managed 
species; review updated matrix of ``baseline conditions'' for Council-
managed species, i.e., how risk and uncertainty are currently 
addressed; discuss baseline conditions in the Atlantic herring fishery; 
review available information and begin to develop recommendations 
regarding the application of the Risk Policy in the Atlantic Herring 
FMP; discuss baseline conditions in the Atlantic sea scallop fishery; 
plan future work and address other business as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may be 
discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during 
this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of 
this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: January 4, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00026 Filed 1-6-16; 8:45 am]
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