[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25523]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XZ55


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 Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES:
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton 
Harborside Hotel, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801: Telephone: 
(603) 431-2300; Fax: (603) 433-5649.
    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 review measures in Framework Adjustment 45 
to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The Framework 
includes a wide range of management measures including updates to 
fishery specifications, fishery program administration adjustments, and 
measures for the commercial and recreational fisheries. Preferred 
alternatives may be selected in order to provide recommendations to the 
Council for its final vote on the Framework in November, 2010.
    (2) The Committee may discuss pursuing an amendment to the FMP to 
implement state-sponsored permit banks.
    (3) Other business may also be discussed.
    (4) The Committee will meet in closed session to review advisory 
panel applications.
    The Committee's recommendations will be delivered to the full 
Council at its meeting in Brewster, MA on November 16-18, 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: October 6, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25523 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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