[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA477]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish 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 webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 9 
a.m. Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3381405484073852176.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar.
    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 review public comments on Amendment 23: 
Groundfish Monitoring and the summary document prepared by the 
Groundfish Plan Development Team (PDT) and make final recommendations 
on preferred alternatives. They will also discuss draft alternatives on 
Framework Adjustment 61: Specifications/Management Measures--developed 
by the PDT focusing on (1) white hake rebuilding plan options, (2) 2021 
U.S./Canada total allowable catches of Eastern Georges Bank (GB) cod, 
Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder and (3) other measures. 
The Committee will discuss possible groundfish priorities for 2021 
including a follow-up discussion on the Groundfish Sector Program Catch 
Share Review. They will also make recommendations to the Groundfish 
Committee. The Committee will review PDT, Groundfish Advisory Panel, 
and Transboundary Management Guidance Committee recommendations and 
make recommendations to the Council. They will also continue discussion 
of the Conservation Law Foundation petition for rulemaking on Atlantic 
cod, and discuss other business 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: September 3, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-19916 Filed 9-8-20; 8:45 am]
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