New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 40567 [2017-18062]
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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:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Herring 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
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 10
a.m.
SUMMARY:
Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Four Points
by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Road,
Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781)
245–9300.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Advisory Panel will review
analyses prepared for Amendment 8
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS). Measures include alternative
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
control rules and measures to address
potential localized depletion and user
conflicts in the herring fishery. The
panel may identify preferred
alternatives for the Committee to
consider the following day. They will
also discuss recommendations for the
Committee to consider for 2018 work
priorities for the Herring Fishery
Management Plan (FMP). The Council is
scheduled to have an initial discussion
of potential 2018 priorities at the
September Council meeting. The panel
will discuss if there are any regulations
in the Herring FMP that could be
eliminated, improved, or streamlined.
Several recent Executive Orders have
been issued about streamlining current
regulations, and NOAA is seeking
public input on the efficiency and
effectiveness of current regulations and
whether they can be improved. Other
business will be discussed 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: August 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; public meeting.
The Science and Statistical
Committee (SSC) of the Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) will hold a meeting.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 13, 2017, from 9
a.m. through 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for agenda details.
DATES:
The meeting will take place
at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court
Baltimore, 550 Light Street, Baltimore,
MD 21202; telephone: (410) 234–0550.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site:
www.mafmc.org.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
The
purpose of this meeting is to review the
currently implemented 2018–19 fishing
year ABC for spiny dogfish based on the
most recent fishery and survey data. The
SSC will also review the OFL Working
Group progress and recommendations
regarding decision rules for specifying
the CV of the OFL distribution. In
addition, the SSC will review recent
work conducted to evaluate the
Council’s current and alternative ABC
control rules.
A detailed agenda and background
documents will be made available on
the Council’s Web site (www.mafmc.org)
prior to the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF627
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 Herring 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 Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at 10
a.m.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Four Points
by Sheraton, 1 Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880; telephone: (781) 245-
9300.
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 analyses prepared for Amendment 8
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). Measures include
alternative Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control rules and
measures to address potential localized depletion and user conflicts in
the herring fishery. The panel may identify preferred alternatives for
the Committee to consider the following day. They will also discuss
recommendations for the Committee to consider for 2018 work priorities
for the Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council is scheduled
to have an initial discussion of potential 2018 priorities at the
September Council meeting. The panel will discuss if there are any
regulations in the Herring FMP that could be eliminated, improved, or
streamlined. Several recent Executive Orders have been issued about
streamlining current regulations, and NOAA is seeking public input on
the efficiency and effectiveness of current regulations and whether
they can be improved. Other business will be discussed 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: August 22, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-18062 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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