[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45469-45470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18661]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV047


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 Monkfish Committee 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, September 18, 2019 at 1 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Comfort Inn, 85 American 
Legion Highway, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 485-3600.
    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 will discuss the Plan Development Team analysis and 
draft Framework Adjustment 12 (FW 12) alternatives including 
recommendations for the Monkfish Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) for 
Northern and Southern Fishery Management areas, and associated effort 
controls. They will select preferred alternatives for FW 12. The panel 
also plans to review findings and recommendations from the Research 
Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review and identify which issues the Council 
should consider further. Also on the agenda is to discuss 
recommendations for the Council to consider for 2020 priorities for the 
Monkfish FMP. The Council is

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scheduled to have an initial discussion of potential 2020 priorities at 
the September Council meeting. They will also receive an update on the 
Commercial Electronic Vessel Trip Reporting (eVTR) Omnibus Framework, 
which proposes to implement electronic VTRs for all vessels with 
commercial permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic and New 
England Fishery Management Councils. There is also a closed session for 
committee members only to review Monkfish 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 26, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-18661 Filed 8-28-19; 8:45 am]
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