[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 72574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25393]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE977


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

DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton, 1 
Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-9300.
    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 Herring Committee review alternatives and analyses prepared for 
Framework Adjustment 5 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan 
(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. The committee may recommend 
preferred alternatives for the Council to consider for final action. 
The committee will also review additional Plan Development Team 
analysis and discuss a range of the range of measures developed to date 
related to localized depletion and user conflicts that will be 
considered in Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP as well as review 
plans for future workshop on Management Strategy Evaluation of Atlantic 
Herring Acceptable Biological Catch control rules being considered in 
Amendment 8 to the Atlantic Herring FMP. 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: October 17, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-25393 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am]
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