New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 523 [2020-29241]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29241]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XA743]


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 Scallop Committee via webinar 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 Friday, January 22, 2021 at 9 a.m. 
via webinar.

ADDRESSES: All meeting participants and interested parties can register 
to join the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5689812556573938448.
    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 Scallop Committee will discuss Framework Adjustment 33 (FW 33): 
specifically, a review of specifications alternatives in FW 33 and make 
final recommendations. FW 33 will set specifications including 
acceptable biological catch/annual catch limit (ABC/ACLs), days-at-sea 
(DAS), access area allocations for Limited Access (LA) and Limited 
Access General Category (LAGC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for 
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, target-TAC for LAGC 
incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs 
for fishing year 2021 and default specifications for fishing year 2022. 
Review options for mitigating impacts on Georges Bank yellowtail 
flounder and northern windowpane flounder and make final 
recommendations. They will also discuss Scallop Priorities: Reviewing 
the existing 2021 scallop work priorities and correspondence from the 
Scallopers Campaign requesting the Council consider changing the 
scallop priorities by adding LA scallop leasing listening sessions to 
the priority list and develop a recommendation for the Council to 
consider. The Committee may recommend deleting a priority if a new 
priority is added. Other business may be discussed, 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. Consistent with 16 
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: December 31, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-29241 Filed 1-5-21; 8:45 am]
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