[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50412-50413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23593]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF796


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 21, 2017 at 8:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 700 Myles 
Standish Blvd., Taunton, MA 02780; telephone: (508) 823-0430.
    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:

Agenda

    The committee will review analyses prepared for Herring Amendment 8 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) specific to the range of 
alternatives developed to address potential localized depletion and 
user conflicts in the herring fishery. The committee may identify 
preferred alternatives for the Council to consider. The committee is 
not scheduled to discuss the other measures under consideration in 
Amendment 8, Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) control rule 
alternatives. The Council reviewed the ABC control rule alternatives at 
the September 2017 meeting and declined to select a preferred 
alternative, but approved that portion of Amendment 8 to proceed for 
submission and public comment. They will discuss recommendations for 
the Council to consider for Herring Research Set-Aside research 
priorities for fishing years 2019-21 and discuss any challenges the 
program has had in recent years. They 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 these meetings. 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

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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. 
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 
of the recording is available upon request. 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 25, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23593 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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