[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 103 (Friday, May 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29989-29990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12803]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW65


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Groundfish Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 31 Hampshire 
Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; telephone: (508) 339-2200; fax: (508) 339-
1040.
    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 items of discussion in the committee(s 
agenda are as follows:

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    1. The Committee will review groundfish action items for possible 
inclusion in management measures including:
    <bullet>Georges Bank yellowtail flounder rebuilding time frame
    <bullet>New sector requests
    <bullet>Update on status of pollock if preliminary results from the 
2010 Stock Assessment Review Committee (SARC) are available
    <bullet>General category scallop dredge exemption for yellowtail 
flounder in the Great South Channel

    2. The Committee may also discuss these additional groundfish 
management issues:
    <bullet>Party and charter boat limited entry control date
    <bullet>Accountability measures
    <bullet>Gulf of Maine winter flounder zero possession and 
allocation
    <bullet>Permit banks
    3. The Committee will consider the possible initiation of an 
amendment to the Fishery Management Plan relating to allocative effects 
and excessive control of fishing privileges. Groundfish fleet diversity 
issues and social and economic objectives will also be addressed.
    4. Other business may also be discussed, including a review of 
seasonal rolling closures if available.
    The Committee's recommendations will be delivered to the full 
Council at its meeting in Portland, ME on June 22-24, 2010.
    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 identified 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. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: May 24, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-12803 Filed 5-27-10; 8:45 am]
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