[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05302]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA076]


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 Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000.
    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 Plan Development Team will meet with a Science 
Communicator to discuss development of Public Outreach material based 
on the Council's example Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Georges Bank and 
the CIE peer review of a previous ``worked example''. They will also 
identify characteristics of a more tangible ``worked example'' to be 
developed by the Plan Development Team for use in Public Outreach. The 
Committee and Plan Development Team will give a preliminary update of 
the Ecosystem Status Report to be presented to the Council in April. 
Other business will 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: March 11, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-05302 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P