New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
| Published date | 08 May 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 27364 |
| Record Number | 2020-09882 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 27364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09882]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA166]
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 (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel via webinar
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 Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: All meeting participants and interested parties can register
to join the webinar at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6278612023450284812.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Scallop Advisory Panel plan to develop research recommendations
for the 2021/22 Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA) federal funding
announcement.
The panel will discuss the impacts of COVID-19: timing and outlook
for 2020 surveys and 2021/22 specifications process. They will also
receive an update from NMFS on status of Council's emergency action
request. Other business may be discussed, as necessary. Brief review of
NROC/MARCO/RODA fishery dependent data project and request for
feedback.
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. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
Dated: May 5, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-09882 Filed 5-7-20; 8:45 am]
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