[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 50397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23592]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF797


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 Advisory Panel 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, November 20, 2017 at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles 
Standish Blvd., Taunton, MA 02780; telephone: (508) 823-0430.
    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 Advisory Panel will review analyses prepared for Herring 
Amendment 8 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) specific to the 
range of alternatives developed to address potential localized 
depletion and user conflicts in the herring fishery. The panel may 
identify preferred alternatives for the Committee to consider the 
following day. The panel is not scheduled to discuss the other measures 
under consideration in Amendment 8, Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 
control rule alternatives. The Council reviewed the ABC control rule 
alternatives at the September 2017 meeting and declined to select a 
preferred alternative, but approved that portion of Amendment 8 to 
proceed for submission and public comment. They will discuss 
recommendations for the Committee to consider for Herring Research Set-
Aside research priorities for fishing years 2019-21 and discuss any 
challenges the program has had in recent years. They will discuss other 
business, 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 these meetings. 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 16 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 25, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23592 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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