[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 44575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18976]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG443
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 Groundfish 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 Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 1:30
p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Four Points by
Sheraton, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; phone: (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 discuss Framework Adjustment 58: Specifications/
Management Measures specifically draft alternatives and analysis
including: (1) Rebuilding plan options for several groundfish stocks,
(2) 2019 total allowable catches for U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern
Georges Bank (GB) cod, Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder,
(3) minimum size exemptions for vessels fishing in Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organization waters, and (4) guidance on sector overages.
They also plan to discuss Amendment 23, Groundfish Monitoring and
receive an update on the development of the draft alternatives and
analysis. The committee will review the Council's Groundfish Priorities
for 2019 and discuss a draft list of possible groundfish priorities for
2019 and make recommendations to the Council. Review Groundfish Plan
Development Team, Groundfish Advisory Panel, and Transboundary
Management Guidance Committee recommendations and make recommendations
to the Council. Other business will 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. This meeting 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 date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 28, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-18976 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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