[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 60 (Friday, March 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17313-17314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06423]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA098]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing via webinar.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's is convening a
Public Hearing of Draft Amendment 23 to Northeast Multispecies Fishery
via webinar 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: Written Public comments must be received on or before, Tuesday,
May 19, 2020. This webinar will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: All meeting participants and interested parties can register
to join the webinar at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8766043774885604099.
Meeting addresses: The meeting will be held via webinar. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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:
Public comments: Mail to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2,
Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark the outside of the envelope ``DEIS for
Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP''.
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Comments may also be sent via fax to (978) 465-3116 or submitted via
email to [email protected] with ``DEIS for Amendment 23 to the
Northeast Multispecies FMP'' in the subject line.
Agenda
This hearing is the first of the series; the remaining hearings
will be announced in a separate notice. Council staff will brief the
public on Draft Amendment 23 before receiving comments on the
amendment. The hearing will begin promptly at the time indicated above.
If all attendees who wish to do so have provided their comments prior
to the end time indicated, the hearing may conclude early. To the
extent possible, the Council may extend hearings beyond the end time
indicated above to accommodate all attendees who wish to speak.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this hearing. 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. The public also should be aware that the meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the
recording is available upon request.
Special Accommodations
This hearing 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 24, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-06423 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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