66248 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 246 / Wednesday, December 26, 2018 / Notices 

1852, a copy of the recording is 

available upon request. 

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

Dated: December 19, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27840 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG686 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Recreational 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, January 15, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft 

Road, Danvers, MA 01950; phone: (978) 

777–2500. 

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 Recreational Advisory Panel will 

provide recommendations to the 

Groundfish Committee on fishing year 

2019 recreational measures for Gulf of 

Maine cod and haddock, and Georges 

Bank cod. The panel will receive an 

overview of the Council’s priorities for 

2019. They also plan to receive an 

overview of the recreational workshops 

held in January. Other business will 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 these meetings. 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. 

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. This meeting will be 

recorded. 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 19, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27839 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG677 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Highly Migratory Species Management 

Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, 

which is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, January 16, through Friday, 

January 18, 2019. The meeting will start 

at 1 p.m. on January 16 and 8:30 a.m. 

on January 17–18 and continue until 

business is concluded on each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Hyatt Place Portland Airport/Cascade 

Station, Meeting Place 3a, 9750 NE 

Cascades Parkway, Portland, OR 97220; 

phone: (503) 288–2808. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; telephone: 

(503) 820–2422. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

HMSMT to discuss and begin preparing 

reports for North Pacific albacore fishing 

effort characterization, management 

strategies for Pacific bluefin tuna, drift 

gillnet performance metrics, pelagic 

shallow-set longline scoping, and an 

updated analysis for the deep-set buoy 

gear range of alternatives. The HMSMT 

will also meet with the Ad Hoc 

Ecosystem Workgroup to discuss 

climate scenario planning topics. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document 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 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 Mr. 

Kris Kleinschmidt, (503) 820–2411, at 

least 10 business days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Dated: December 19, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27836 Filed 12–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG682 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will hold a half 

day meeting via webinar of its Standing, 

Reef Fish, and Mackerel Scientific and 

Statistical Committees (SSC). 

DATES: The meeting will convene via 

webinar on Wednesday, January 9, 

2019, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. 


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