New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 14981 [2013-05434]
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Orange Beach, AL; Corpus Christi and
Galveston, TX.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drs.
Assane Diagne, Economist and Ava
Lasseter, Anthropologist; Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
has scheduled scoping meetings on a
proposed amendment addressing the
For-Hire Red Snapper Days-at-Sea Pilot
Program. The days-at-sea program
would apply to the charter industry.
Issues to be discussed include, but are
not limited to, the purpose and need for
this amendment and the potential
management actions that may be
considered. Management actions under
consideration range from the selection
of program participants to the
establishment of effort and catch
validation methods and criteria for
program evaluation.
The eight scoping meetings will begin
at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of
public testimony or no later than 9 p.m.
at the following locations:
Monday, March 25, 2013, Courtyard
Marriott, 1600 E. Beach Boulevard,
Gulfport, MS 39501, telephone: (228)
864–4310.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013; Fairfield
Inn & Suites, 3111 Loop Road, Orange
Beach, AL 36561, telephone: (251) 543–
4444.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013; Destin
Community Center, 101 Stahlman
Avenue, Destin, FL 32541, telephone:
(850) 654–5184; Courtyard Marriott,
3250 US 41 North, Naples, FL 34103,
telephone: (239) 434–8700.
Monday, April 1, 2013; Hilton
Galveston Island, 5400 Seawall
Boulevard, Galveston Island, TX 77551,
telephone: (409) 744–5000.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013; Hilton St.
Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake
Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716,
telephone: (727) 540–0050; Hilton
Garden Inn, 6717 S. Padre Island Drive,
Corpus Christi, TX 78412, telephone:
(361) 991–8200.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013; Crowne
Plaza New Orleans Airport, 2829
Williams Boulevard, Kenner, LA 70062,
telephone: (504) 467–5611.
Copies of the scoping document will
be available two weeks prior to the first
scoping meeting and can be obtained by
calling (813) 348–1630, or from the
Council Web site at https://www.
gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_
plans/scoping-thruimplementation.php.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kathy Pereira at
the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: March 5, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop 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 meeting will be held on
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 9:30
a.m.
The meeting will be held at
the Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425
Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110;
telephone: (617) 532–4600; fax: (617)
532–4650.
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
Committee will recommend measures
for Framework 25 to the Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Program (FMP).
Framework 25 will include fishery
specifications for fishing year 2014 and
default measures for 2015 as well as
accountability measures for southern
windowpane flounder. The committee
will provide recommendations for
research priorities as well as review the
status of the fishery for fishing year
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2012. In addition, the committee will
review progress on the Limited Access
General Category Individual Fishing
Quota performance report being
completed by the Scallop Plan
Development Team. Finally, NMFS will
give a presentation about management
action timing issues. The Committee
will review the general timelines and
steps involved in reviewing and
approving fishery management actions
and have an opportunity to ask
questions.
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
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: March 5, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council will hold a public
hearing to obtain input from fishers, the
general public, and the local agencies
representatives on the Draft Regulatory
Amendment 2 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Queen Conch
Resources of Puerto Rico and the U.S.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC547
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 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 meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at 9:30
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Waterfront Hotel, 425
Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110; telephone: (617) 532-4600; fax: (617)
532-4650.
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 Committee will recommend measures for
Framework 25 to the Sea Scallop Fishery Management Program (FMP).
Framework 25 will include fishery specifications for fishing year 2014
and default measures for 2015 as well as accountability measures for
southern windowpane flounder. The committee will provide
recommendations for research priorities as well as review the status of
the fishery for fishing year 2012. In addition, the committee will
review progress on the Limited Access General Category Individual
Fishing Quota performance report being completed by the Scallop Plan
Development Team. Finally, NMFS will give a presentation about
management action timing issues. The Committee will review the general
timelines and steps involved in reviewing and approving fishery
management actions and have an opportunity to ask questions.
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 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: March 5, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-05434 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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