New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 52314 [2012-21319]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 29, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC193
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Meeting of the Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS will hold a 3-day
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in
September 2012. The intent of the
meeting is to consider options for the
conservation and management of
Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: The AP meeting will be held
September 19, 2012, through September
21, 2012. (See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for further details.)
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 8120
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD
20814.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenni Wallace or Margo Schulze-Haugen
at (301) 427–8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law
104–297, provided for the establishment
of an AP to assist in the collection and
evaluation of information relevant to the
development of any Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) or FMP
amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS
consults with and considers the
comments and views of AP members
when preparing and implementing
FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic
tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks.
The AP has previously consulted with
NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish
FMP (April 1999); the HMS FMP (April
1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP
(December 2003); the Consolidated HMS
FMP (October 2006); Amendments 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 to the Consolidated
HMS FMP (April and October 2008,
February and September 2009, May and
September 2010, April and September
2011, and March 2012); among other
things.
At the September 2012 AP meeting,
NMFS plans to discuss overall bluefin
tuna management (Amendment 7),
shark management measures such as
rebuilding scalloped hammerhead,
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dusky, and blacknose sharks
(Amendment 5) and catch shares,
swordfish management measures
(Amendment 8), and items contained in
the Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that published on June 1,
2009 (74 FR 26174), which considered
a variety of potential management
options/measures for HMS fisheries.
The meeting will also include updates
on implementation of the 2011 ICCAT
recommendations; electronic dealer
reporting; smoothhound shark
management; and recreational
monitoring methods for Atlantic HMS
fisheries.
The AP meeting will be held from 1
p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 19; from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on Thursday, September 20; and from
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, September
21. Additional information on the
meeting and a copy of the draft agenda
may be found at: https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/
Advisory%20Panels/
Advisory_Panel.htm.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Jenni Wallace at (301) 427–8503 at least
7 days prior to the meeting.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
Lindsay Fullenkamp,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC199
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 (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop 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, September 17, 2012 at 9 a.m.
SUMMARY:
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The meeting will be held at
the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000; fax:
(774) 634–2001.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
ADDRESSES:
Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Advisors will review scallop survey
information and recommendations from
the Scallop Plan Development Team for
possible fishery specifications for
FY2013 and FY2014 (Framework 24).
The Advisors will also provide input on
other measures under consideration: (1)
Possible modification of Georges Bank
access area opening dates; (2) measures
to address sub-ACL of yellowtail
flounder for the LAGC trawl fishery; (3)
modification of the effective date of
yellowtail sub-ACL AMs from Year 2 to
Year 3; (4) leasing LAGC IFQ mid-year;
and (5) expanding the observer set-aside
program to include LAGC open area
trips. The Advisors will discuss possible
priorities for scallop related actions next
year and make recommendations to the
Scallop Committee for consideration.
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
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC199
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 (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop 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, September 17, 2012 at 9
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000; fax:
(774) 634-2001.
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 Advisors will review scallop survey
information and recommendations from the Scallop Plan Development Team
for possible fishery specifications for FY2013 and FY2014 (Framework
24). The Advisors will also provide input on other measures under
consideration: (1) Possible modification of Georges Bank access area
opening dates; (2) measures to address sub-ACL of yellowtail flounder
for the LAGC trawl fishery; (3) modification of the effective date of
yellowtail sub-ACL AMs from Year 2 to Year 3; (4) leasing LAGC IFQ mid-
year; and (5) expanding the observer set-aside program to include LAGC
open area trips. The Advisors will discuss possible priorities for
scallop related actions next year and make recommendations to the
Scallop Committee for consideration. 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 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 Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
William D. Chappell,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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