[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43928-43929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18327]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XX79


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Red Crab Committee in August, 2010 
to consider actions affecting New England

[[Page 43929]]

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from 
this joint group will be brought to the full Council for formal 
consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Four Points Sheraton, 407 
Squire Road, Revere, MA 02151; telephone: (781) 284-7200; fax: (781) 
289-3176.
    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: The Committee will review the status of the 
red crab fishery and recent developments in processing, marketing, and 
cooperative research. The Committee will also review Draft Amendment 3 
to the Red Crab Fishery Management Plan, which is intended to: bring 
the Red Crab Fishery Management Plan into compliance with Magnuson-
Stevens Act requirements for annual catch limits and accountability 
measures; establish specifications for fishing years 2011-13; consider 
changes to the management system that respond to industry suggestions 
for increasing efficiency in the fishery: replace the Target total 
allowable catch (TAC) and Days-at-Sea management system with a hard 
TAC; eliminate trip limits; and replace the blanket prohibition on 
landing more than one tote of females per trip with a procedure that 
would allow the harvest of female crab contingent upon Scientific and 
Statistical Committee (SSC) and Council approval of specifications that 
include a female allowable biological catch (ABC) and annual catch 
limit (ACL).
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 
those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this 
meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically 
identified 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: July 22, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18327 Filed 7-26-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S