[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08714]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE570


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Plan Development Team and 
Advisory Panel on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 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 Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at 9 a.m., 
to view the agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Boston 
Logan Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 
571-5478; 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

    Recipients of recent Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) awards will 
provide a status update and summary of preliminary findings to the 
Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT) and Advisory Panel (AP). 
Presentations will include RSA projects that have not yet been used 
directly in the scallop management process. This meeting is not a 
formal review of the methods or results of these projects. Instead, 
this meeting is only an overview to better inform the PDT and AP of 
current research status and help identify future research priority 
recommendations. The PDT and AP will review current RSA research 
priorities and discuss potential recommended changes for the 2017/2018 
Scallop RSA funding announcement. Other business discussed as 
necessary.

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: April 12, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-08714 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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