[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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