New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 24303 [2017-10775]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
notified of the Council’s intent to take
final action to address the emergency.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Special Accommodations
RIN 0648–X451
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 Skate
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, June 12, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone:
(508) 339–2200.
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:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Advisory Panel will review Plan
Development Team (PDT) analysis
regarding skate bait possession limits.
They will discuss and select preferred
alternatives for Framework 4 to the
Skate Fishery Management Plan which
modifies skate bait possession limits
and associated measures. The panel will
also review and discuss PDT analysis, to
date, regarding the upcoming
specifications framework which would
set specifications for FYs 2018 and 2019
and would remove the prohibition on
landing barndoor skates. Other business,
as necessary.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, those issues may
not be the subject of formal action
during this meeting. Actions 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
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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. This meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. 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 22, 2017.
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–XF459
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (MAFMC)
Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP)
will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, June 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Downtown Providence Courtyard by
Marriott, 32 Exchange Terrace,
Providence, RI; telephone: (401) 272–
1191.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org will also have details
on the proposed agenda and briefing
materials.
SUMMARY:
The NTAP
is a joint advisory panel of the MidAtlantic and New England Fishery
Management Councils composed of
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Council members, fishing industry,
academic, and government and nongovernment fisheries experts. The NTAP
was established to bring commercial
fishing, fisheries science, and fishery
management professionals in the
northeastern US together to identify
concerns about regional research survey
performance and data, to identify
methods to address or mitigate these
concerns, and to promote mutual
understanding and acceptance of the
results of this work among their peers
and in the broader community.
Topics to be discussed by the NTAP
include: Identify approaches to address
or mitigate concerns about regional
research survey performance and data;
review of NEFSC WG Meeting and
identify next steps; review previous
work and discuss analyses and outputs;
discuss plans for specific application in
Yellowtail Flounder TRAC assessment;
discuss use of time during 2018 on
industry vessels (F/Vs Nobska and
Karen Elizabeth); review NTAP’s
participation on one day Bigelow trips;
discuss timing of next meeting and
review actions identified.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: May 22, 2017.
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
Science Advisory Board
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of two
meetings of the Science Advisory Board
(SAB). The members will discuss issues
outlined in the section on Matters to be
considered.
DATES: There are two meetings: the first
meeting is scheduled for July 5, 2017
from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-X451
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 Skate 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, June 12, 2017 at 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31
Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200.
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:
Agenda
The Advisory Panel will review Plan Development Team (PDT) analysis
regarding skate bait possession limits. They will discuss and select
preferred alternatives for Framework 4 to the Skate Fishery Management
Plan which modifies skate bait possession limits and associated
measures. The panel will also review and discuss PDT analysis, to date,
regarding the upcoming specifications framework which would set
specifications for FYs 2018 and 2019 and would remove the prohibition
on landing barndoor skates. Other business, as necessary.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Actions 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.
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon request. 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 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10775 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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