[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 43794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18070]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV032


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 Herring Joint Committee and 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 Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Harborside, 250 
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-2300.
    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 and Advisory Panel will review preliminary analysis 
being prepared for a New England Fishery Management Council Discussion 
Document on spawning of Atlantic herring on Georges Bank and discuss 
possible next steps. They will provide input on a debrief of the 
Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) process used to develop Amendment 
8 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. The group will also 
provide initial input on potential 2020 work priorities for the Herring 
Fishery Management Plan that will be forwarded to the Council. They 
also plan to receive an update on the Commercial Electronic Vessel Trip 
Reporting (eVTR) Omnibus Framework, which proposes to implement eVTRs 
for all vessels with commercial permits for species managed by the Mid-
Atlantic and New England Fishery Management Councils. There will be a 
closed session for the Herring Committee only to review Herring 
Advisory Panel applications for 2020-22 and provide recommendations. 
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: August 16, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-18070 Filed 8-21-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P