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Dated: May 5, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
RIN 0648–XD938
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 joint public meeting of its
Monkfish Committee and 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
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Radisson
Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road,
Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401)
739–3000; fax: (401) 732–9309.
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
Monkfish Committee and Advisory
Panel will meet to review Plan
Development Team work on alternatives
under consideration and impacts of
these alternatives in Framework
Adjustment 9 and select preferred
alternatives. The Committee and
Advisory Panel 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
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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.
[FR Doc. 2015–11119 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am]
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RIN 0648–XD936
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold the Second Meeting of its Protected
Species Advisory Committee (PSAC) in
Honolulu, HI. The PSAC will receive
updates on fishery management actions
and protected species activities, review
protected species interactions in the
Hawaii longline fishery, discuss
monitoring of Fishery Ecosystem Plans
(FEP) through annual reports, and
review the Council’s research priorities
related to protected species. The PSAC
may make recommendations on these
topics.
DATES: The PSAC meeting will be held
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 27–
28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Council Office Conference Room,
1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 522–
8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUMMARY:
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Public
comment opportunity will be provided.
The order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. The meetings
will run as late as necessary to complete
scheduled business.
Agenda:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
9 a.m., Wednesday, May 27, 2015
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Status of the First Protected Species
Advisory Committee Meeting
Recommendations
4. Fishery Management Updates
A. Recent Council Actions
i. American Samoa Large Vessel
Prohibited Area Temporary
Exemption
ii. Other Pelagic Fisheries Actions
iii. Insular Fisheries Actions
iv. Discussion
B. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7 Consultations
i. Overview of Section 7 Consultations
ii. Biological Opinion for the Hawaii
Deep-set Longline Fishery and
Related Marine Mammal Protection
Act Permit
iii. Consultation for the American
Samoa Longline Fishery
iv. Consultations on Corals and
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
v. Discussion
5. Protected Species Updates
A. Council Protected Species
Activities Update
B. NMFS Protected Species Activities
Update
C. Green Turtle Status Review and
Proposed Rule
D. Humpback Whale Status Review
and Proposed Rule
E. Discussion
6. Review of Protected Species
Interactions in the Hawaii Longline
Fishery
A. Overview of Protected Species
Interactions
B. Fishing Effort and Spatial Trends
C. Sea Turtle Interactions
i. Observed and Expanded
Interactions
ii. Sea Turtle Abundance Trends
iii. ESA Consultation Analyses
iv. Discussion
D. Seabird Interactions
i. Observed and Expanded
Interactions
ii. Albatross Abundance Trends
iii. Ongoing Research to Assess
Seabird Catch Rates
iv. Discussion
E. Discussion on Interaction Trends
and Analysis Needs
7. Public Comment
9 a.m., Thursday, May 28, 2015
8. Monitoring the Fishery Ecosystem
Plans (FEP) through Annual Reports
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD938
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 joint public meeting of its Monkfish Committee and
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 Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Radisson
Airport Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 739-
3000; fax: (401) 732-9309.
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 Monkfish Committee and Advisory Panel
will meet to review Plan Development Team work on alternatives under
consideration and impacts of these alternatives in Framework Adjustment
9 and select preferred alternatives. The Committee and Advisory Panel
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 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: May 5, 2015.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-11119 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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