[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 19050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09075]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XH013


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 Joint Groundfish Committee, Advisory 
Panel and Plan Development Team 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 Monday, May 20, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. 
and Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 363 
Maine Mall Road, South Portland, ME 04106; phone: (207) 775-6161.
    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 Joint Groundfish Committee, Advisory Panel and Plan Development 
Team on Day 1 (May 20) will review Amendment 23/Groundfish Monitoring 
particularly review and consider the results of the SSC Sub-Panel 
review of the PDT analyses of Groundfish Monitoring. Additionally, they 
will receive a report and discuss The Nature Conservancy's cost 
evaluation for electronic monitoring prepared by CapLog Group. On Day 2 
(May 21) they will continue to develop revisions to the draft 
alternatives as directed by the Council in April, especially the 
dockside monitoring alternative, and review and consider progress on 
PDT analysis tasked by the Committee in April. 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.

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. This meeting will be 
recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is 
available upon request.

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

    Dated: April 30, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-09075 Filed 5-2-19; 8:45 am]
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