New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 17626 [2011-7480]
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and State
and Federal agencies. SEDAR 26 Data
webinar: Participants will present
summary data, and discuss data needs
and treatments.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is 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: March 25, 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
RIN 0648–XA336
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a 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
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire Street,
Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508)
339–2200; fax: (508) 339–1040.
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:
1. The Groundfish Oversight
Committee will review draft Framework
Adjustment 46 to the Northeast
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Multispecies Fishery Management plan
(FW 46). FW 46 will consider
adjustments to the haddock catch cap
for the herring fishery. The Committee
may choose preferred alternatives for
this action that will be recommended to
the Council.
2. The Committee will continue
planning for a workshop to be held this
year that will review the first year of
groundfish sector operations.
3. The Committee will discuss
advantages and disadvantages of
allowing trading allocations of stocks
managed under the US/Canada
Resource Sharing Understanding.
4. Amendment 17 to the Northeast
Multispecies FMP is in preparation.
This amendment will authorize NOAAfunded, state-operated permit banks.
Subject to the availability of the draft
amendment, the Committee will provide
an opportunity for public comment and
may develop a Committee
recommendation for the Council’s
consideration.
5. The Committee may further discuss
concerns over recent cod catches by
recreational fishermen in southern New
England, and will receive a brief update
on the development of the MRIP
recreation catch monitoring program.
6. Other business may 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: March 25, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Climate Assessment
Development and Advisory Committee;
Announcement of Time Change and
Meeting Location
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: National Climate Assessment
Development and Advisory Committee;
Notice of Public Meeting;
Announcement of time change and
meeting location.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
change in the start time and provides
the location of the meeting of the
National Climate Assessment
Development and Advisory Committee
(NCADAC). The start time of the
meeting on April 4, 2011, is changed
from 9 a.m. to 8 a.m. Please see the
notice published in the Federal Register
on March 2, 2011 (76 FR 4562, March
2, 2011) for background information on
the meeting. The full details of the
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below.
The National Climate Assessment
Development and Advisory Committee
meeting on Monday, April 4—
Wednesday, April 6 will be held at the
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D, 480 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington,
DC 20024. The meeting will be held at
the following times: April 4, 2011, from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; April 5, 2011, from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m.; and April 6, 2011, from
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The meeting may have
limited seating capacity; seats are
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basis. For more information about the
meeting agenda, see https://
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During this public meeting, the
NCADAC will discuss initial plans for
development of a first draft of the
NCADAC’s Report to Congress and the
President, as well as advising on the
development of the Assessment process.
Public Comment Deadline: Public
comments are being accepted in
advance of the meeting and must be
received by the NCADAC Designated
Federal Official (DFO) by 12 p.m. (EDT)
on March 31, 2011, to provide sufficient
time for distribution to the members
prior to the meeting. Written comments
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31, 2011, will be distributed to the
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Special Accommodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA336
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a 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 Monday, April 18, 2011 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
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:
1. The Groundfish Oversight Committee will review draft Framework
Adjustment 46 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management plan (FW
46). FW 46 will consider adjustments to the haddock catch cap for the
herring fishery. The Committee may choose preferred alternatives for
this action that will be recommended to the Council.
2. The Committee will continue planning for a workshop to be held
this year that will review the first year of groundfish sector
operations.
3. The Committee will discuss advantages and disadvantages of
allowing trading allocations of stocks managed under the US/Canada
Resource Sharing Understanding.
4. Amendment 17 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP is in
preparation. This amendment will authorize NOAA-funded, state-operated
permit banks. Subject to the availability of the draft amendment, the
Committee will provide an opportunity for public comment and may
develop a Committee recommendation for the Council's consideration.
5. The Committee may further discuss concerns over recent cod
catches by recreational fishermen in southern New England, and will
receive a brief update on the development of the MRIP recreation catch
monitoring program.
6. Other business may 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: March 25, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-7480 Filed 3-29-11; 8:45 am]
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