New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 18890 [2014-07526]
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of a public meeting.
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory
Panel will hold a public meeting.
RIN 0648–XD218
The meeting will be held on
April 23, 2014, from 9 a.m. until noon.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
DATES:
The meeting will be held
via webinar with a telephone-only
connection option. Details on webinar
registration and telephone-only
connection details are available at:
https://www.mafmc.org.
Council Address: Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 North
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
The
purpose of the meeting is to develop a
fishery performance report by the
Council’s Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Advisory Panel. The intent of this report
is to facilitate structured input from the
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory
Panel members to the Council and its
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC).
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
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 1, 2014.
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.
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Risk
Policy Working Group (formerly called
ABC Control Rule Working Group) 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.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be on Monday,
April 21, 2014, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Address: The
meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel,
20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355;
telephone: (860) 572–0731; fax: (860)
572–0328.
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 Risk
Policy Working Group will begin the
development of a risk policy to serve as
guidance for ABC (acceptable biological
catch) control rules for Councilmanaged species. The working group
will discuss issues related to the
development of the Council’s risk
policy, including but not limited to
goals/objectives, umbrella approaches
versus species-specific approaches,
management strategy evaluation (MSE),
and approaches utilized by other
Councils. The working group will also
discuss the timeline for developing a
risk policy and identify milestones and
Council decision points. The working
group will also address other business
as necessary.
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
DATES:
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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
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: April 1, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
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–XA341
Marine Mammals; File No. 15324
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife
Conservation, Juneau, AK, (Principal
Investigator: Michael Rehberg), has
applied for an amendment to Scientific
Research Permit No. 15324 for taking
multiple pinnipeds species in Alaska.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
May 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species (APPS) home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 15324 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD218
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 Risk Policy Working Group (formerly
called ABC Control Rule Working Group) 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: The meeting will be on Monday, April 21, 2014, at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting Address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton
Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572-
0731; fax: (860) 572-0328.
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 Risk Policy Working Group will begin the
development of a risk policy to serve as guidance for ABC (acceptable
biological catch) control rules for Council-managed species. The
working group will discuss issues related to the development of the
Council's risk policy, including but not limited to goals/objectives,
umbrella approaches versus species-specific approaches, management
strategy evaluation (MSE), and approaches utilized by other Councils.
The working group will also discuss the timeline for developing a risk
policy and identify milestones and Council decision points. The working
group will also address other business as necessary.
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 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 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: April 1, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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