[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 198 (Monday, October 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 48064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22360]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF752


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 joint public meeting of its Joint Whiting Committee and 
Advisory Panel on October 30, 2017, 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 Monday, October 30, 2017 at 10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn, 2100 
Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; Telephone: (401) 739-8888.
    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

    After hearing analysis and recommendations from the Whiting Plan 
Development Team, the Committee and Advisory Panel will approve Draft 
Amendment 22 alternatives that would trigger whiting and red hake 
possession limit reductions for limited access Category 2 and 
Incidental Permits when catches exceed Annual Catch Limits, overfishing 
occurs, or other circumstances. Final approval of the Draft Amendment 
22 document is expected at the December 2017 Council meeting. Council 
staff will report on progress of SSC approval of 2018-20 
specifications, the specifications document, the Draft Amendment 22 
document, 2018 priorities and other business.
    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 the 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. 
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with U.S.C. 1852, a copy of 
the recording is available upon request. 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, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-22360 Filed 10-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P