[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18457]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG434


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 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 Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 9 
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 Committee 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. 2018-18457 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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