[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53851-53852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG555


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 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 Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 8:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by 
Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; phone: (978) 777-2500.
    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 discuss Framework Adjustment 58: 
Specifications/Management Measures--specifically discuss draft 
alternatives and Plan Development Team (PDT) 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) temporary change to scallop fishery 
accountability measure policy for GB yellowtail flounder for fishing 
years 2019 and

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2020, and make recommendations for preferred alternatives. The panel 
will also hold a discussion of possible priorities for 2019 and develop 
recommendations. 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 meeting date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 22, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-23361 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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