74 FR 208 pg. 55815 - New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 208Page: 55815
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-26045 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XS61
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
ACTION:
Notice of a public meeting.
SUMMARY:
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee on Thursday, November 12, 2009 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, November 12, 2009 at 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
The meeting will be held at New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492; fax: (978) 465-3116.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a conference call for approximately one to two hours at 12 noon on November 12, 2009 concerning Atlantic herring. At the request of the Council, the committee intends to revisit the size of the 40% buffer between the Overfishing Level and Acceptable Biological Catch to consider whether application of recent years retrospective difference of about 17% is sufficient to account for scientific uncertainly caused by retrospective patterns. A space will be made available in the Council office for members of the public who wish to listen to the SSC's deliberations and/or offer comments. The SSC will report about its discussion at the November 17-19, 2009 Council meeting in Newport, RI.
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: October 26, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-26045 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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