68412 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 2014 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD619 

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 

Research Steering Committee on 

December 3, 2014. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 9:30 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Hotel Providence, 139 

Mathewson Street, Providence, RI 

02048; telephone: (401) 861–8000; fax: 

(401) 454–4306. 

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 

Research Steering Committee will: (a) 

Review the final report for the 

cooperative research project ‘‘Large 

Mesh [Belly] Panel in Small Mesh 

Fisheries as a Method to Reduce 

Yellowtail Flounder Bycatch in 

Southeast Georges Bank’’; (b) review the 

draft report on the use of Large Mesh 

Belly Panel to Reduce Yellowtail 

Flounder and Windowpane Flounder 

Bycatch in the small mesh fishery on 

Cultivator Shoal and (c) discuss possible 

improvements to the research set-aside 

process. The Committee also may 

receive an update on the Councilfunded collaborative groundfish 

research project managed by the 

Northeast Consortium. Other agenda 

items may also be discussed. 

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: November 12, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27121 Filed 11–14–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD617 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Regional 

Fishery Management Council’s 

(Council) will hold public meetings to 

solicit public input on the management 

of bottomfish and yellowfin tuna in the 

Main Hawaiian Islands. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

December 2 through December 13, 2014. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

specific times, dates, and agenda items. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations of the 

meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808)–522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Lihue, Kauai public meeting will be 

held on December 2, 2014, from 6 p.m.– 

9 p.m.; The Kaunakakai, Molokai public 

meeting will be held on December 3, 

2014, from 6 p.m.–9 p.m.; The Aiea, 

Oahu public meetings will be held on 

December 4, 2014, from 6 p.m.–9 p.m.; 

The Paia, Maui public meetings will be 

held on December 9, 2014, from 6 p.m.– 

9 p.m.; The Honolulu, Oahu public 

meetings will be held on December 10, 

2014, from 6 p.m.–9 p.m.; The Hilo, 

Hawaii public meetings will be held on 

December 12, 2014, from 6 p.m.–9 p.m.; 

and the Kailua-Kona, Hawaii public 

meetings will be held on December 13, 

2014, from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. 

The Lihue, Kauai public meeting will 

be held at the Chiefess Kamakahelei 

Middle School Cafeteria, 4431 Nuhou 

St., Lihue, Kauai, HI 96766; The 

Kaunakakai, Molokai public meeting 

will be held at the Kaunakakai 

Elementary School Cafeteria, 30 Ailoa 

St., Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI 96748; The 

Aiea, Oahu public meeting will be held 

at the Waimalu Elementary School 

Cafeteria, 98–825 Moanalua Rd., Aiea, 

HI 96701; The Paia, Maui public 

meeting will be held at the Paia 

Community Center, Social Hall, Hana 

Hwy., Paia, Maui, HI 96799; The 

Honolulu, Oahu public meeting will be 

held at Washington Middle School 

Cafeteria, 1633 S. King St., Honolulu, HI 

96826; The Hilo, Hawaii public meeting 

will be held at the Hilo High School 

Cafeteria, 556 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, 

HI 96720; and the Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 

public meeting will be held at the 

Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona 

Beach Hotel, 75–5660 Palani Rd., 

Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. 

Agenda for Public Meetings 

I. Open House Session 

A. Welcome and Sign-in 

B. Informational Booths 

1. State of Hawaii Bottomfish 

Reporting Requirements 

a. Standardizing and Improving Catch 

and Effort Reporting 

b. Volunteer Non-Commercial 

Reporting 

2. Federal Non-Commercial 

Bottomfish Permit and Reporting 

3. Yellowfin Tuna (Ahi) Science and 

Minimum Size Considerations 

II. Presentation and Discussion Session 

A. Yellowfin Tuna Management 

Issues 

1. Report on the Status of Yellowfin 

Tuna Science 

2. Modification to the Minimum Size 

Limit for the Sale of Yellowfin Tuna 

3. Open Discussion 

B. Main Hawaiian Islands Deep-7 

Bottomfish Management Issues 

1. Non-Commercial Bag Limits 

2. Creating a Market Grace Period for 

the Sale of Deep-7 Bottomfish after 

a Fishery Closure 

3. Bottomfish Restricted Fishing Areas 

(BRFAs) 

a. Proposed Changes to the Number of 

BRFAs 

b. Modifications to the State 

Reporting Grids to Improve 

Reporting if BRFAs are Removed 

4. Open Discussion 

C. Summary and Closing 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, 

(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– 

8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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


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