63146 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 198 / Thursday, October 14, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ64 

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. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee, on 

November 2–3, 2010, 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, November 2 at 10 a.m. and 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 8:30 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Providence Biltmore, 11 Dorrance 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 421–0700; fax: (401) 455–3050. 

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: 

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 

The Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will discuss SSC 

business concerning the SSC’s calendar 

for 2011, committee activities including 

the National SSC Workshop, and any 

other outstanding SSC business. The 

Committee will also develop an 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

recommendation for Gulf of Maine 

winter flounder based on recent 

analyses; develop an ABC 

recommendation for Georges Bank 

yellowtail flounder to comport with the 

rebuilding strategy proposed at the 

September Council meeting as well as 

finalize the annually compiled list of 

five-year Council research 

recommendations. 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 

The SSC will Review the EcosystemBased Fishery Management draft policy 

paper and further consider the control 

rules currently used to set Acceptable 

Biological Catch (ABC) for all/most 

NEFMC-managed stocks and discuss 

how to best coordinate with the Council 

relative to the development of the 

control rules. 

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: October 8, 2010. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25889 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ65 

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 convene a 

joint meeting of its Ecosystem Scientific 

and Statistical Committee & 

Socioeconomic Panel. 

DATES: The Ecosystem Scientific and 

Statistical Committee & Socioeconomic 

Panel meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on 

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 and 

conclude by 4 p.m. on Thursday, 

November 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 

1100, Tampa, FL 33607. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

FL 33607. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Karen Burns, Ecosystem Management 

Specialist, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (813) 

348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On the 

first day, the Ecosystem Scientific and 

Statistical Committee and 

Socioeconomic Panel will discuss ways 

in which socioeconomic data can be 

integrated into fisheries science in 

moving toward ecosystem based fishery 

management. Various conceptual 

frameworks and models will be 

presented. The second day will be 

devoted to identifying impacts of the 

Deep Horizon oil spill that will directly 

affect Gulf Council fishery management 

decisions. 

Copies of the agendas and other 

related materials can be obtained by 

calling (813) 348–1630 or can be 

downloaded from the Council’s ftp site, 

ftp.gulfcouncil.org. The ftp server can be 

accessed from the Gulf Council’s home 

page. Once on the ftp server, click on 

the KB folder and then proceed to the 

link to the ECO–SSC & SEP folder. Click 

on the SSC & SEP meeting 2010–11. The 

meeting agenda, information on the 

presenters, the proposal for the joint 

Ecosystem Scientific and Statistical 

Committee and the Socioeconomic 

Panel joint workshop for next year and 

additional material are available on the 

site. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during these meetings. 

Actions of the and Statistical Committee 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in the agendas 

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 action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting. 


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