[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 156 (Friday, August 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 49466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19993]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XY16


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's (Council) 
Groundfish Committee will meet to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at theHoliday Inn, 31 
Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 02048; Telephone: (508)339-2200; 
Fax:(508)339-1040.
    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 items of discussion in the committee's 
agenda are as follows:
    (1) The Committee will continue development of Framework 45 to the 
Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan and other actions. 
Possible management measures to be discussed include:
     Georges Bank yellowtail flounder rebuilding strategies
     ABCs for stocks including Gulf of Maine winter flounder 
and pollock
     Whaleback area spawning closure
     Permit bank implementation
     Accountability measures
     Handgear A and B exemption from dockside monitoring 
requirements
     Other issues
    (2) The Committee may also review a preliminary draft of the white 
paper on accumulation limits and fleet diversity.
    (3) Other business may also be discussed, including any 
recommendations from the Joint Groundfish/Scallop Committee.
    The Committee's recommendations will be delivered to the full 
Council at its meeting in Newport, RI on September 28-30, 2010.
    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 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 Fishery Conservation and 
Management 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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting date.

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

    Dated: August 10, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-19993 Filed 8-12-10; 8:45 am]
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