New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 14925 [2020-05302]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 51 / Monday, March 16, 2020 / Notices they also will become a matter of public record. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–05220 Filed 3–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA076] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting Special Accommodations 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 Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Committee and Plan Development Team 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, March 31, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn, 185 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000. 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: lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Agenda The Committee and Plan Development Team will meet with a Science Communicator to discuss development of Public Outreach material based on the Council’s example Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Georges Bank and the CIE peer review of a previous ‘‘worked example’’. They will also identify characteristics of a more tangible ‘‘worked example’’ to be developed by the Plan Development Team for use in Public Outreach. The Committee and Plan Development Team will give a preliminary update of the Ecosystem Status Report to be presented VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Mar 13, 2020 Jkt 250001 to the Council in April. Other business will be discussed as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. 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: March 11, 2020. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–05302 Filed 3–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA079] Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public hearings and comment period. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold five public hearings in March and April 2020 to solicit public input on an amendment to the Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The amendment focuses on the FMP’s goals and objectives as well as permitting in the Illex squid fishery. The Council is soliciting written comments on the amendment through April 20, 2020. DATES: March 2020 and April 2020 public hearings. Comments are due on SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14925 April 20, 2020. See SUPPLEMENTARY for specific hearing dates. ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for hearing addresses. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. Comments: Comments will be taken at all hearings. Written comments may also be submitted via the following methods with the subject ‘‘MSB Goals and Illex Permits’’: —Email to jdidden@mafmc.org —Via webform at: https:// www.mafmc.org/comments/illexpermitting-msb-goals-amendment —Mail to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901 —Fax to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council at (302) 674– 5399 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; telephone: (302) 526–5255. The Council’s website, www.mafmc.org also has details on the meetings and background materials. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hearing Locations—The Council will hold five public hearings: 1. Monday, March 30, 2020, 6 p.m.; Mass. Dept. Marine Fisheries; Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Field Station; 30 Emerson Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930; phone: (978) 282–0308. 2. Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6 p.m.; Corless Auditorium, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus; 215 South Ferry Road; Narragansett, RI 02882; phone: (401) 874–6440. 3. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 6 p.m.; Gurney’s Inn; 290 Old Montauk Highway; Montauk, NY 11954; phone: (631) 668–2345. 4. Thursday, April 2, 2020, 6 p.m.; Grand Hotel of Cape May; 1045 Beach Ave; Cape May, NJ 08204; 800–257– 8550. 5. Monday, April 13, 2020, 6 p.m.; This meeting will be conducted via webinar accessible via the internet from the Council’s website, https:// www.mafmc.org/actions/illexpermitting-msb-goals-amendment. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission will also provide in-person access to the webinar at its office at: 380 Fenwick Road, Ft. Monroe, VA 23651; phone: (757) 247–2200. INFORMATION Background This amendment considers (A) revisions to the MSB FMP goals and E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA076]


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 Ecosystem-Based Fishery 
Management (EBFM) Committee and Plan Development Team 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, March 31, 2020 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn, 185 
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000.
    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 Committee and Plan Development Team will meet with a Science 
Communicator to discuss development of Public Outreach material based 
on the Council's example Fishery Ecosystem Plan for Georges Bank and 
the CIE peer review of a previous ``worked example''. They will also 
identify characteristics of a more tangible ``worked example'' to be 
developed by the Plan Development Team for use in Public Outreach. The 
Committee and Plan Development Team will give a preliminary update of 
the Ecosystem Status Report to be presented to the Council in April. 
Other business will be discussed as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Council 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. 
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: March 11, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-05302 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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