[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 62416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24708]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD555


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 Herring Committee 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 4, 2014 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 300 
Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-8000; fax: 
(603) 501-3733.
    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:  The committee will receive a report from 
the November 3, 2014 Herring Advisory Panel (AP) meeting and consider 
the Herring AP recommendations. They will also review updated 
information about the industry-based river herring bycatch avoidance 
program (MA DMF/SMAST/SFC) and develop recommendations. Additionally, 
the committee will review and discuss information related to 
consideration of adding river herring and shad as stocks in the 
Atlantic herring fishery and develop recommendations. They will also 
discuss possible upcoming herring-related management actions and 
develop recommendations for the Council to consider regarding Atlantic 
herring management priorities for 2015. The committee plans to review 
and discuss options under consideration in the NMFS-led omnibus 
Industry-Funded Monitoring Amendment to address observer coverage on 
Atlantic herring vessels and develop recommendations. The committee 
will discuss other business 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 the 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.

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

    Dated: October 14, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-24708 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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