[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31914-31915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11995]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE630


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 Committee Meeting on 
Wednesday, June 8, 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, June 8, 2016 at 9:30 
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

    The Committee will review the general workload for 2016 based on 
Council priorities and a draft action plan for Scallop Framework 28 
(FW28) and potentially identify recommendations for prioritizing work 
items in upcoming actions. The Committee will also review progress on 
potential management measures that may be included in FW28, including: 
(1) Measures to restrict the possession of shell stock inshore of 
42[deg]20' N.; (2) Modifications to the process for setting scallop 
fishery annual catch limits (ACL flowchart); (3) Measures to modify

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scallop access areas consistent with potential changes to habitat and 
groundfish mortality closed areas; and (4) Development of gear 
modifications to further protect small scallops. The Committee will 
provide research recommendations for the 2017/2018 Scallop Research 
Set-Aside (RSA) federal funding announcement and potentially discuss 
other RSA policies and program details.
    The Committee will give a brief update on the required five-year 
review of the limited access general category IFQ program 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: May 17, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-11995 Filed 5-19-16; 8:45 am]
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