[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14138]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG323


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings, request for comments

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
five public hearings to solicit Public comments on Draft Amendment 22 
to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), including 
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). To meet the purpose and 
need, this amendment proposes alternatives that would initiate a 
limited access program for the small-mesh multispecies fishery, adjust 
whiting and red hake possession limits, and modify permit types and 
characteristics making them consistent with limited access.

DATES: These meetings will be held between July 19-26, 2018. For 
specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written or 
Electronic Public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. EST, 
August 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The hearing documents are accessible electronically via the 
internet https://www.nefmc.org/library/amendment-22 or by request to 
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director. New England Fishery Management 
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950, telephone: 
(978) 465-0492.
    Meeting address: The meetings will be held in Gloucester, MA; 
Tinton Falls, NJ; Montauk, NY; Warwick, RI and New Bedford, MA. For 
specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Public Comments: Written public hearing comments on the DEIS for 
Amendment 22 may be sent by any of the following methods: Mail to 
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management 
Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; email to the 
following address: [email protected] with ``DEIS for Amendment 22 to 
the Northeast Multispecies FMP '' in the subject line. Or fax to (978) 
465-3116.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Hearing, Dates and Locations:

    The agenda for the following five hearings is as follows: Council 
staff will brief the public on the amendment's alternatives and the 
contents of the DEIS prior to opening the hearing for public comments 
and the schedule is as follows:

Public Hearings: Locations, Schedules, and Agendas

    1. Thursday, July 19, 2018, 4-6 p.m., MA DMF of Marine Fisheries, 
Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Ave, Gloucester, 
MA 01930;
    2. Monday, July 23, 2018, 7-9 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton, 700 Hope 
Drive, Tinton Falls, NJ 07244;
    3. Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 5-7 p.m., Montauk Playhouse Community 
Center Foundation Inc., 240 Edgemere Street, Montauk, NY 11954;
    4. Wednesday, July 25, 2018, 7-9 p.m., Hampton Inn & Suites, 2100 
Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886;
    5. Thursday, July 26, 2018, 7-9 p.m., Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740.
    Additional information on the review is available on the Council 
website, www.nefmc.org. The public also should be aware that the 
hearings will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of 
the recording is available upon request.

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:
    June 27, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-14138 Filed 6-29-18; 8:45 am]
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