[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 52281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24504]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF818


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 Scallop 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 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Logan 
Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 567-6789.
    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 Scallop Advisory Panel will review Framework 29 (FW 29) 
alternatives and analyses, and make final recommendations. FW 29 will 
set specifications including acceptable biological catch/annual catch 
limit (ABC/ACLs), Days at Sea (DAS), access area allocations for 
Limited Access (LA) and Limited Access General Category (LAGC), Total 
Allowable Catch (TAC) for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management 
area, target-TAC for LAGC incidental catch and set-asides for the 
observer and research programs for fishing year 2018 and default 
specifications for fishing year 2019. Make final recommendations for 
potential FW 29 specifications that includes areas that may open 
through Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 (OHA2). The Advisory Panel will 
also review FW 29 management measures and make final recommendations. 
These measures may include, but are not limited to: (1) NGOM management 
measures; (2) Flatfish accountability measures for Northern windowpane 
flounder, Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and Southern New England 
yellowtail flounder; (3) Measures to modify and/or create access area 
and open area boundaries, consistent with potential changes to habitat 
and groundfish closed areas; (4) measures to allocate unused CAI 
carryover pounds under certain scenarios of OHA2 approval. Other 
business may be discussed 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 
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. Consistent with 16 
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

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

    Dated: November 7, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-24504 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
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