[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 71086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24878]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE953


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 Scallop Committee 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 Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport 
Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; phone: (401) 739-3000.
    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 Scallop Committee will review Framework 28 (FW 28) alternatives 
and analyses and make final recommendations. FW 28 will set 
specifications including ABC/ACLs, DAS, access area allocations for LA 
and LAGC, hard-TAC for NGOM management area, target-TAC for LAGC 
incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs 
for fishing year 2017 and default specifications for fishing year 2018. 
Management measures in FW 28 may include but are not limit to: (1) 
Measures to restrict the possession of shell stock inshore of 
42[deg]20' N.; (2) Measures to apply spatial management to fishery 
specifications (ACL flowchart); and (3) Measures to modify the Closed 
Area I access area boundary, consistent with potential changes to 
habitat and groundfish mortality closed areas. They will also review 
and potentially provide input on 2017 scallop work priorities. 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: October 11, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-24878 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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