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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 MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) at least 3 business days
prior to the meeting.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–4337 Filed 2–25–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA251
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Committee will meet to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza, 50 Ferncroft Road,
Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978)
777–2500; fax: (978) 750–7991.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee
will meet to develop Framework
Adjustment 46 (FW 46) to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan,
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continue the discussion on an
accumulation limits amendment, and
begin preparations for a review of the
first year of sector operations. FW 46
will consider modifying the provisions
of the current haddock catch cap for the
herring fishery.
The Committee will develop the
specific details for three broad
management options that were
approved by the Council in January,
2011. Once the specific measures are
developed, the framework document
will be completed and brought to the
Council for a decision at the April 2011
Council meeting. The Committee will
also discuss possible management
measures to protect cod in southern
New England. The Committee may also
discuss changes to Transboundary
Management Guidance Committee
operational procedures. The Committee
will discuss goals and objectives for an
amendment that may consider adopting
accumulation limits and/or ownership
caps for the multispecies fishery.
Committee members will also begin to
plan a review of the first year of
operations under sectors; that review is
anticipated. Other business may also be
discussed.
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 this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
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 Paul
J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Science Advisory Board (SAB); Notice
of Open Meeting
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Science Advisory Board
(SAB) was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated September 25,
1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with responsibility to advise
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies
for research, education, and application
of science to operations and information
services. SAB activities and advice
provide necessary input to ensure that
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) science
programs are of the highest quality and
provide optimal support to resource
management.
TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held
Wednesday, March 9, 2011, from 9:45
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, March
10, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
Please refer to the Web page https://
www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/
meetings.html for the most up-to-date
meeting agenda.
PLACE: The meeting will be held at the
Hilton Washington Embassy Row, 2015
Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
Please check the SAB Web site
https://www.sab.noaa.gov for
confirmation of the venue and for
directions.
STATUS: The meeting will be open to
public participation with a 30-minute
public comment period on March 9 at
5 p.m. (check Web site to confirm time).
The SAB expects that public statements
presented at its meetings will not be
repetitive of previously submitted
verbal or written statements. In general,
each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to a
total time of five (5) minutes. Written
comments should be received in the
SAB Executive Director’s Office by
March 1, 2011 to provide sufficient time
for SAB review. Written comments
received by the SAB Executive Director
after March 1, 2011 will be distributed
to the SAB, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA251
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's (Council)
Groundfish Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 50 Ferncroft
Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: (978) 750-
7991.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion in the committee's
agenda are as follows:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee will meet to develop Framework
Adjustment 46 (FW 46) to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management
Plan, continue the discussion on an accumulation limits amendment, and
begin preparations for a review of the first year of sector operations.
FW 46 will consider modifying the provisions of the current haddock
catch cap for the herring fishery.
The Committee will develop the specific details for three broad
management options that were approved by the Council in January, 2011.
Once the specific measures are developed, the framework document will
be completed and brought to the Council for a decision at the April
2011 Council meeting. The Committee will also discuss possible
management measures to protect cod in southern New England. The
Committee may also discuss changes to Transboundary Management Guidance
Committee operational procedures. The Committee will discuss goals and
objectives for an amendment that may consider adopting accumulation
limits and/or ownership caps for the multispecies fishery. Committee
members will also begin to plan a review of the first year of
operations under sectors; that review is anticipated. Other business
may also be discussed.
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 this meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management 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 Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-4338 Filed 2-25-11; 8:45 am]
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