Meetings: Council Coordination Committee
Federal Register: May 1, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 83)
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN: 0648-XP01
Council Coordination Committee; 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 (NEFMC) will host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee (CCC), consisting of the eight Regional Fishery Management Council chairs, vice chairs and executive directors on May 19-22, 2009. The intent of this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils, including planning, programming and budgeting; implementation of provisions from the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization
Act (MSRA); and ecosystem-based management; among others.
DATES: This meeting will be held on May 19, 2009 through May 22, 2009.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, 296 State Street, Boston, MA 02109; telephone: (617) 227-0800; fax:
(617) 227-2867.
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 meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 and recess at 5 p.m., or when business is complete; reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 and recess at 5 p.m., or when business is complete; reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on
Thursday, May 21, 2009 and recess at 5 p.m., or when business is complete and, if needed, will reconvene on Friday, May 22, 2009, and adjourn by noon, or when business is complete.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Reauthorization act (MSRA) of 2006 established the Council Coordination
Committee (CCC) by amending Section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act. The Committee consists of the chairs, vice chairs and executive directors of each of the Regional Fishery Management
Councils authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Act or other Council members or staff. The NEFMC will host this meeting and provide reports to the Committee for its information and discussion. The main topics of discussion will be budgets and planning, implementation of the provisions of the MSRA and related guidance and technical regulatory changes, among others.
Agenda
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Opening Remarks, Joint Council/NMFS Session
Separate Council/NMFS Sessions
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Discussion of annual catch limits (ACLs) and accountability measures (AMs)
Ecosystem Based Management
Budgets
Limited Access Privilege Programs (LAPPs) Development and
Implementation
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Standardized Management Actions
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) Operating
Procedures
Enforcement and Safety
Legislation and Regulation Updates
Friday, May 22, 2009
Councils only session (if needed). The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The CCC will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.
Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be restricted to those issues specifically
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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 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: April 28, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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