[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 38014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16641]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV015


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 joint public meeting of its Ecosystem-Based Fishery 
Management (EBFM) Committee 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 Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 1 
p.m. and Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 8 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Boston Marriott 
Quincy, 1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy, MA 02169; telephone: (617) 472-
1000.
    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 EBFM Committee and PDT will meet jointly to present and discuss 
an initial draft of an example Fishery Ecosystem Plan (eFEP) for 
Georges Bank. The intent of the eFEP is to explain the concept and 
potential application of EBFM for Georges Bank fisheries, for use 
during a Management Strategy Evaluation process. A revised draft 
document will also be presented at the September Council meeting. Other 
business may be discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Council 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. 
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 
of the recording is available upon request. 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: July 31, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-16641 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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