[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 54331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24957]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF819


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 30, 2017 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Logan 
Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; Phone: (617) 567-6789.
    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 29 (FW 29) alternatives 
and analyses, and make final recommendations. FW 29 will set 
specifications including acceptable biological catch/annual catch limit 
(ABC/ACLs), Days at Sea (DAS), access area allocations for Limited 
Access (LA) and Limited Access General Category (LAGC), Total Allowable 
Catch (TAC) for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, target-
TAC for LAGC incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and 
research programs for fishing year 2018 and default specifications for 
fishing year 2019. Make final recommendations for potential FW 29 
specifications that includes areas that may open through Omnibus 
Habitat Amendment 2 (OHA2). The committee will also review FW 29 
management measures and make final recommendations. These measures may 
include, but are not limited to: (1) NGOM management measures; (2) 
Flatfish accountability measures for Northern windowpane flounder, 
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and Southern New England yellowtail 
flounder; (3) Measures to modify and/or create access area and open 
area boundaries, consistent with potential changes to habitat and 
groundfish closed areas; (4) measures to allocate unused CAI carryover 
pounds under certain scenarios of OHA2 approval. Other business may 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 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. 
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. Consistent with 16 
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24957 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am]
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