[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78064-78065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30305]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD677


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 Advisory Panel 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 Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton 
Harborside, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 
431-2300; fax: (603) 431-7805.
    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 items of discussion on the agenda are:
    The panel will review Action Plans for the 2016-18 Atlantic herring 
fishery specifications and an amendment to the Atlantic Herring FMP to 
consider control rules for the Atlantic herring

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fishery that account for herring's role as forage in the ecosystem 
(Amendment 8). They will also discuss possible cooperative research 
priorities for any research set-aside that may be allocated in 2016-18 
during the Atlantic herring fishery specifications process and develop 
recommendations. The Panel plans to review/discuss a draft scoping 
document for an amendment to the Herring FMP to consider control rules 
for the Atlantic herring fishery that account for herring's role as 
forage in the ecosystem and develop recommendations; They will also 
review/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 panel 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 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

    The 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: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30305 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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