[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05122]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG891


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public listening sessions.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold 
seven listening sessions and one webinar to solicit public comments on 
a possible limited access program for the recreational party and 
charter fishery to the Northeast Multispecies (groundfish) Fishery 
Management Plan.

DATES: Written public comments must be received on or before 5 p.m. 
EST, Friday, May 17, 2019. These meetings will be held between April 4, 
2019 and May 10, 2019. For specific dates and times see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held in Seabrook, NH, Avalon, NJ, 
Wells, ME, Narragansett, RI, Chatham, MA, Plymouth, MA and Gloucester, 
MA. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Public comments: Mail to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, 
Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Listening 
Sessions for the Recreational Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Party 
and Charter Fishery''. Comments may also be sent via fax to (978) 465-
3116 or submitted via email to [email protected] with ``Listening 
Sessions for the Recreational Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Party 
and Charter Fishery'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Nies, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is seeking public input on the 
possibility of developing a limited access program for the recreational 
groundfish party and charter fishery. After information is gathered 
through the listening sessions, the Groundfish Committee will consider 
possibly recommending to the Council an initiation of an amendment, 
with input from the Recreational Advisory Panel and Groundfish Plan 
Development Team, through a series of public meetings during 2019. The 
schedule is as follows:
    1. Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 5:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m.; Seabrook 
Public Library, 25 Liberty Lane, Seabrook, NH; phone: (603) 474-2044.
    2. Monday, April 8, 2019 from 6-8 p.m.; Icona Golden Inn, 7849 Dune 
Drive, Avalon, NJ; phone: (609) 368-5155.
    3. Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 5:45-7:45 p.m.; Wells Public 
Library, 1434 Post Road, Wells, ME; phone: (207) 646-8181.
    4. Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 6-8 p.m.; Corless Auditorium, 
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, 215 South 
Ferry Road, Narragansett, RI 02882; phone: (401) 874-6222.
    5. Tuesday, May 7, 2019 from 6-8 p.m.: Chatham Community Center, 
702 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633; phone: (508) 945-5175
    6. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from 6-8 p.m.; Hampton Inn, 10 Plaza Way, 
Plymouth, MA; phone: (508) 747-5000.
    7. Thursday, May 9, 2019 from 5:45- 7:45 p.m.; Sawyer Free Library, 
2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA; phone: (978) 281-9763.
    8. Friday, May 10, 2019 from 1-3 p.m.; Webinar Session; Register to 
participate https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8873736532644639746. Audio only call +1 (213) 929-4232; access code 
494-243-526.
    Additional information is available on the Council website, https://www.nefmc.org/library/limited-access-listening-sessions-for-recreational-fisheries. The public also should be aware that the 
sessions will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of 
the recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas Nies (see ADDRESSES), at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: March 14, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-05122 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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