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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 re-scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel 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 Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 10 a.m. This meeting has been re-scheduled from January 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500; fax: (978) 750-7959.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Advisory Panel will discuss development of a range of alternatives for Framework 4 to the Atlantic Herring FMP. Framework 4 will address the disapproved elements of Amendment 5, including provisions related to net slippage and dealer weighing requirements. The Advisory Panel will review the January 14 Herring Committee discussion/recommendations and January 28-30, 2014 Council recommendations and will develop related Herring AP recommendations. The Advisory Panel will also discuss development of the NMFS-led Omnibus Amendment to address industry-funded monitoring as well as the timeline for Framework 4, the omnibus industry-funded amendment, and other 2014 herring management priorities. Other business may be discussed as necessary.
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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Start SignatureDated: January 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-01435 Filed 1-24-14; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 01/27/2014
- Department:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice; public meeting.
- Document Number:
- 2014-01435
- Dates:
- This meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 10 a.m. This meeting has been re-scheduled from January 22, 2014.
- Pages:
- 4335-4335 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
- 2014-01435.pdf