Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 156 / Friday, August 12, 2011 / Notices 50183 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA634 

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 

Monkfish Oversight Committee on 

August 31, 2011 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, August 31, 2011 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Best Western Wynwood Hotel, 580 

U.S. Highway 1, Interstate Traffic Circle, 

Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 

436–7600; fax: (603) 436–7600. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the last 

meeting, the Committee tasked the 

Monkfish Advisory Panel (AP) and the 

Monkfish Plan Development Team 

(PDT) to elaborate and substantiate the 

bullet list of problems and issues 

developed by the AP and Committee 

after the scoping session on Amendment 

6, in which the New England and MidAtlantic Councils are considering catch 

shares management for the monkfish 

fishery. At this meeting, the Committee 

will review the AP and PDT reports and 

develop a recommended set of goals and 

objectives for Amendment 6 for 

approval by the Councils. 

The Committee will also hold a closed 

session at the end of the meeting to 

review applications for recently vacated 

AP seats. The Committee’s 

recommendations will be transmitted to 

the Executive Committee for approval. 

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 Paul 

J. Howard, 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 8, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20470 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA635 

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 

Habitat/MPA/Ecosystem Committee in 

Augsut, 2011 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, August 30, 2011 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

the Best Western Wynwood Hotel, 580 

US Highway 1, Interstate Traffic Circle, 

Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 

436–7600; fax: (603) 436–7600. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will continue development 

of options to minimize the adverse 

effects of fishing on essential fish 

habitat and will also continue 

development of alternatives to protect 

deep-sea corals from fishing, these 

options will be presented to the Council 

at the September meeting. The 

Committee will also review remaining 

essential fish habitat designation issues 

held over from previous meetings. Other 

business will be discussed at the 

discretion of the Chair. 

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 Paul 

J. Howard, 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 8, 2011. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20472 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA579 

Western Pacific Fisheries; Approval of 

a Marine Conservation Plan for the 

Northern Mariana Islands 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of agency decision. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of 

a marine conservation plan for the 

Northern Mariana Islands. 

DATES: This agency decision is effective 

from August 4, 2011, through August 3, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the MCP are 

available from http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or the Western 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

(Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, 

Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220. 

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