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8:30 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, 

January 28 and 29. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

431–7805. For online information see 

www.sheratonportsmouth.com/. 

Council Address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 

The Council meeting will begin with 

introductions and brief reports from the 

NEFMC Chairman and Executive 

Director (to include a review and 

approval of an updated version of the 

Council’s Statement of Organization, 

Practices, and Procedures), the NOAA 

Fisheries Regional Administrator, the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center and 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council liaisons, NOAA General 

Counsel and NOAA Law Enforcement, 

and representatives of the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commission 

(ASMFC), U.S. Coast Guard and the 

Northeast Regional Ocean Council. A 

brief closed session will follow during 

which the Council will approve 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

appointments for 2015–17. The Council 

will then provide an opportunity for the 

public to provide brief comments on 

items that are relevant to Council 

business but otherwise not listed on the 

published agenda. 

During the afternoon session, the 

Council expects to discuss and 

determine an appropriate level of 

Council participation with ASFMC 

during the development of management 

measures for the Jonah Crab fishery in 

the EEZ. The Atlantic Coastal 

Cooperative Statistics Program staff 

(ACCSP) will provide an overview of its 

integrated data collection and 

distribution systems that are conducted 

in partnership with NOAA Fisheries, 

including dealer data collection and 

vessel trip reporting. During the a 

discussion of measures that will address 

recreational groundfish fishery 

activities, the Council will discuss 

recommendations for proactive 

accountability measures for Gulf of 

Maine haddock and Gulf of Maine cod 

for fishing year 2015. The day will close 

with a report, the Performance of the 

Northeast Multispecies Groundfish 

Fishery, May 2013–April 2014 to be 

presented by Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center staff. 

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 

The NEFMC Herring Committee will 

ask the Council to cover several issues 

that will continue until after the lunch 

break. They are as follows: (1) An 

update on the industry-based river 

herring bycatch avoidance program; (2) 

an update on the River Herring 

Technical Expert Working Group 

process, its timeline, and products; (3) 

a review of the NEFMC staff discussion 

document that addresses considerations 

related to adding river herring and shad 

as stocks in the Atlantic herring fishery; 

and (4) consideration and possible 

approval of related Herring Committee 

recommendations. The 

recommendations address cooperative 

research priorities for any research setaside that may be allocated in 2016–18 

during the Atlantic herring fishery 

specifications process; and approval of 

a scoping document for an amendment 

to the Atlantic Herring Fishery 

Management Plan that will address 

control rules for the Atlantic herring 

fishery to account for herring’s role as 

forage in the ecosystem. During the 

remainder of the afternoon the Council’s 

Observer Policy Committee will request 

that the Council review and approve a 

Draft Environmental Assessment for an 

omnibus amendment that could 

establish provisions for industry-funded 

monitoring (IFM) across all federallymanaged fisheries in the Northeast. 

Related recommendations provided by 

the both the Observer Policy and 

Herring Committees will be considered. 

It is also expected that the Council will 

select preferred alternatives as well as 

options proposed to address observer 

coverage requirements for Atlantic 

herring vessels. 

Thursday, January 29, 2015 

During the final day of the meeting 

the Council will focus on three reports. 

During the first, there will be an 

overview of the 2014 independent 

evaluation of the Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center’s processes and 

modeling approaches used to develop 

stock assessments. This will be followed 

by a briefing on NOAA Fisheries Draft 

Climate Science Strategy. The last will 

be an update on the annual state of the 

Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subjects of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD699 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold public meetings in American 

Samoa and Hawaii regarding the 

Council’s Fishery Ecosystem Plans and 

American Samoa fishery management 

issues. 

DATES: American Samoa Advisory Body 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 

Meeting: Wednesday January 28, 2015 

from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; Public Meeting 

on Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area 

Thursday January 29, 2015 from 4 p.m. 

to 6:30 p.m.; American Samoa Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: Friday 

January 30, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 

p.m.; Hawaii Council Advisory Body 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 

Meeting: Wednesday February 4, 2015 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Hawaii Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: 

Thursday February 5, 2015 from 9 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific locations of 

meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

locations of the meetings are as follows: 

• American Samoa Council Advisory 

Body Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 

Meeting: Sadies by the Sea Conference 

Room, Utulei; 

• Public Meeting on Large Pelagic 

Vessel Prohibited Area: Sadies by the 

Sea Conference Room, Utulei; 

• American Samoa Regional 

Ecosystem Advisory Committee Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan Review Meeting: 

Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, 

Utulei; 

• Hawaii Council Advisory Body 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan Review 

Meeting: Council Office, 1164 Bishop 

St., Honolulu, HI; 

• Hawaii Council Regional Ecosystem 

Advisory Committee Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan Review Meeting: Council Office, 

1164 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI. 

January 28, 2015 American Samoa 

Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Overview of the Council and its 

Fisheries 

A. Authority and Responsibilities 

B. Council Structure, Programs, and 

Fisheries 

C. Five Year Program Plan 

3. Review of Council’s Fishery 

Ecosystem Plans 

A. Background 

B. Purpose 

C. Intended Outcomes 

D. Major Process Elements 

i. Mandates 

ii. FEP Objectives 

iii. Decision-making Process 

iv. Data 

4. Other Relevant Topics 

5. Discussion and Recommendations 

January 29, 2015 Public Meeting on 

Large Pelagic Vessel Prohibited Area 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Brief Overview of the Council 

3. Temporary exemption to fish with the 

current large vessel prohibited area 

A. Background and History 

B. Management Option under 

Consideration 

4. Other Relevant Topics 

5. Public Comment 

January 30, 2015 American Samoa 

REAC FEP Meeting 

Agenda: See January 28 American 

Samoa Council Advisory Body FEP 

Meeting agenda. 

February 4, 2015 Hawaii Council 

Advisory Body FEP Meeting 

Agenda: 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Overview of the Council and its 

Fisheries 

A. Authority and Responsibilities 

B. Council Structure, Programs, and 

Fisheries 

C. Five Year Program Plan 

3. Review of Council’s Fishery 

Ecosystem Plans 

A. Background 

B. Purpose 

C. Intended Outcomes 

D. Major Process Elements 

i. Mandates 

ii. FEP Objectives 

iii. Decision-making Process 

iv. Data 

4. Other Relevant Topics 

5. Discussion and Recommendations 

February 5, 2015 Hawaii REAC FEP 

Meeting 

Agenda: See February 4 Hawaii 

Council Advisory Body FEP Meeting 

agenda. 

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. 

Dated: January 6, 2015. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD697 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and 

scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (SAFMC) will 

hold a series of public hearings 

pertaining to Amendment 35 to the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP) for the South Atlantic and 

a scoping meeting for Amendment 26 to 

the Coastal Migratory Pelagic FMP for 

the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

January 13, 2015 through February 4, 

2015. A public hearing for Snapper 

Grouper Amendment 35 will be held in 

Key West, FL on January 13, 2015 

beginning at 5:30 p.m.; a public hearing 

for Snapper Grouper Amendment 35 

and a scoping meeting for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will 

be held in Cocoa Beach on January 21, 

2015 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., and a 

public hearing for Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 35 will be held in 

Georgetown, SC on January 27, 2015 

from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. In addition, a 

public scoping meeting for Coastal 

Migratory Pelagic Amendment 26 will 

be held via webinar on February 4, 2015 

beginning at 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting Addresses: 

1. January 13, 2015: Marriott Key 

West Beachside, 3841 N. Roosevelt 

Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; phone: (305) 

296–8100. 

2. January 21, 2015: Hilton Cocoa 

Beach Oceanfront, 1550 N. Atlantic 

Ave., Cocoa Beach, FL 32931; phone: 

(321) 799–0003. 

3. January 27, 2015: Kimbel Lodge at 

Hobcaw Barony, 22 Hobcaw Road, 

Georgetown, SC 29442; phone: (843) 

904–9024. 

4. February 4, 2015: Scoping via 

Webinar at 6 p.m.—registration for the 

Webinar is required. Information 

regarding registration will be posted on 

the Council’s Web site at 

www.safmc.net. 

Council Address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion are as follows: 

Public Hearing: Amendment 35 to the 

Snapper Grouper FMP 

This amendment would remove four 

species from the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery Management Unit (black 

snapper, dog snapper, mahogany 

snapper and schoolmaster). In addition, 

the amendment would make 

modifications to the current commercial 

longline endorsements for golden 

tilefish. The changes to the 

endorsements are being proposed to 

reflect the Council’s intent regarding 

which gear-specific quota (longline or 

hook-and-line) endorsements holders 

may fish under. 


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