[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18612]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE765


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Correction of a public meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel on Tuesday, 
August 16, 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 Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
    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: The original notice published in the Federal 
Register on July 29, 2016 (81 FR 49958). The original notice stated 
that it was a Herring Committee meeting. It should have read that is 
was a Herring Advisory Panel meeting.

Agenda

    The Advisory Panel will give a brief update on the next steps for 
Management Strategy Evaluation of Atlantic Herring Acceptable 
Biological Catch control rules being considered in Amendment 8 to the 
Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Advisory Panel will 
also review preliminary PDT analysis and develop measures related to 
localized depletion to be considered in Amendment 8 to the Atlantic 
Herring FMP. The Advisory Panel will review progress and provide input 
on Framework Adjustment 5 to the Atlantic Herring FMP, an action 
considering modification of accountability measures (AMs) that trigger 
if the sub-ACL of Georges Bank haddock is exceeded by the midwater 
trawl herring fishery. Additionally, they will start initial 
discussions of work priorities for the Herring FMP in 2017. Other 
business may be 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: August 2, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-18612 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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