[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 94 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30239-30240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11431]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE625


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 Herring Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). Recommendations from this group will

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be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if 
appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, One 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone: (978) 245-9300; fax: (781) 
245-0842.
    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 plans to review outcomes of the May 16-17, 2016 
public workshop on the Management Strategy Evaluation of Atlantic 
Herring Acceptable Biological Catch control rules; and make any 
recommendations to the Council. They will also review Plan Development 
Team work to date on this action that considers revising the Georges 
Bank haddock catch cap and associated accountability measures and make 
any recommendations to the Council regarding the development of 
alternatives. The committee will also review/discuss the herring 
coverage target alternatives/impacts analysis; and make any 
recommendations to the Council for preliminary preferred alternatives. 
Other business will be discussed 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: May 10, 2016.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-11431 Filed 5-13-16; 8:45 am]
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