[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3055]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA208


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 Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), in cooperation 
with the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene 
a webinar for Council members and the public to review and consider 
recommendations from the NEFSC Science and Research Director and 
Northeast Regional Administrator regarding the allocation and 
prioritization of at-sea observer coverage for April 2011 through March 
2012. A draft report was delivered to both the New England and Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils in January, 2011 and is available 
online at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/femad/fsb/SBRM/2011/2011-SBRM-Sea-Day-Analysis-Prioritization.pdf.

DATES: The webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 from 9 a.m. 
to 11 a.m. (EST). The deadline for the submission of comments on the 
report is 5 p.m. on March 7, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted via webinar.
    Addresses: Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, 
Woods Hole, MA 02543; New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Paul Rago, Northeast Fisheries 
Science Center 508-495-2341 or Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Information about connecting to the webinar 
will be posted on the NEFSC's SAW/SARC Web page, http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/saw/ and on the Council's Web site, http://www.nefmc.org, under ``What's New''. Both Web sites also will provide 
links to several other SBRM reports.
    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: February 8, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-3055 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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