[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18455]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG433


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 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10 
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 Advisory Panel will review results from the 2018 herring 
benchmark assessment (65th Northeast Regional Stock Assessment 
Workshop, SAW 65). They will review public comments on the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Amendment 8 to the Herring 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and discuss final preferred alternative 
recommendations. They will also discuss possible measures to include 
for consideration in the 2019-21 fishery specifications action 
including discussion of a potential independent action for fishing year 
2019 that NOAA Fisheries may develop. A separate action may be 
considered to set fishery specifications for 2019 because final 
measures for 2019-21 developed through the Council process are not 
expected to be implemented until mid-year of 2019. Also on the agenda 
is initial discussion of potential 2019 herring work priorities. They 
will discuss other business as necessary.

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: August 22, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18455 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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