[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 58693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23911]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV121]


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 Scallop 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, November 20, 2019 at 
8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Providence, 
21 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; phone: (401) 831-3900.
    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 Scallop Committee will review Framework 32 (FW 32): 
specifically, a review of specifications alternatives in FW 32 and make 
final recommendations. FW 32 will set specifications including 
acceptable biological catch/annual catch limit (ABC/ACLs), days-at-sea 
(DAS), access area allocations for Limited Access (LA) and Limited 
Access General Category (LAGC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for 
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, target-TAC for LAGC 
incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs 
for fishing year 2020 and default specifications for fishing year 2021. 
They will also review options for mitigating impacts on Georges Bank 
yellowtail flounder and make final recommendations. The committee plans 
to discuss Amendment 21 and the group may be asked to review progress 
from the Plan Development Team on Committee tasking from the September 
2019 Committee meeting. Other business may 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: October 29, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-23911 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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