79 FR 201 pgs. 62415-62416 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 79Number: 201Pages: 62415 - 62416
Pages: 62415, 62416FR document: [FR Doc. 2014-24707 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD554
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; public meeting.
SUMMARY:
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel 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 Monday, November 3, 2014 at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
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Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-8000; fax: (603) 501-3733.
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:
The items of discussion on the agenda are:
The review of updated information about the industry-based river herring bycatch avoidance program (MA DMF/SMAST/SFC) and develop recommendations. They will also review/discuss information related to consideration of adding river herring and shad as stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery and develop recommendations. Additionally, they will discuss possible upcoming herring-related management actions and develop recommendations for the Herring Committee to consider regarding Atlantic herring management priorities for 2015. The panel will also review/discuss options under consideration in the NMFS-led omnibus Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment to address observer coverage on Atlantic herring vessels; develop recommendations. The committee will discuss other business as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before the group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during the meeting. 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.
Authority:
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 14, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-24707 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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