[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 106 (Thursday, June 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 31424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13347]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XW78


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 Scientific and Statistical Committee 
on June 21-22, 2010 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 Monday, June 21 at 10 a.m. and 
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Eastland 
Park Hotel, 157 High Street, Portland, ME 04101; telephone: (207) 775-
5411; fax: (207) 775-2872.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Monday, June 21, 2010
    The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will consider rules 
currently used to set Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) for all/most 
NEFMC-managed stocks, discuss coordination with the Council relative to 
the development of the control rules and review the annually compiled 
list of five-year Council research recommendations.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
    The SSC will review the Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management draft 
policy paper; review and revise the Red Crab ABC to account for 
estimates of discards in the fishery and develop a recommendation for 
an Atlantic Salmon ABC.
    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

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, at 978-465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: May 28, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-13347 Filed 6-2-10; 8:45 am]
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