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Program. Following these actions, the
Council will adjourn for the day.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
The second day of the meeting will
begin with a report from the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center on the results
of the 2017 operational assessments for
19 of the 20 groundfish stocks managed
under the Council’s Northeast
Multispecies FMP. The Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will report
next with overfishing limits (OFLs) and
ABCs for the following stocks and
fishing years (FY): Atlantic sea scallops
for FY 2018 with defaults for FY 2019;
northern and southern silver hake and
red hake for FY 2018–2020; and all
groundfish stocks for 2018–2020 except
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder and
Atlantic halibut. The Council then will
begin its Groundfish Committee report,
during which it will take final action on
Framework Adjustment 57 to the
Northeast Multispecies FMP. The
framework includes: (1) 2018–2020
fishery specifications and other
management measures; (2) 2018 TACs
for U.S./Canada stocks of Eastern
Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank
haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail
flounder; (3) Atlantic halibut
accountability measures (AMs); (4)
recreational management measures; (5)
common pool trimester TAC
adjustments; (6) southern windowpane
flounder AMs; and (7) potential
consideration of a Georges Bank cod
sub-annual catch limit for the
recreational fishery. Also under
groundfish, the Council may consider
requesting emergency action to reduce
catches of Georges Bank cod by
implementing additional measures for
the recreational fishery.
Following a lunch break, members of
the public will have the opportunity to
speak during an open comment period
on issues that relate to Council business
but are not included on the published
agenda for this meeting. The Council
asks the public to limit remarks to 3–5
minutes. Then, the Groundfish
Committee report will resume and
continue until related business is
concluded. The Council next will
discuss its plan to provide input to
NMFS on regulatory reform as
mandated by Executive Orders 13777,
13771, and 13565. At the conclusion of
this discussion, the Council will
adjourn for the day.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
The third day of the meeting will
begin with a discussion of and final
action on 2018 Council priorities
covering tasks and actions for all
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from its Scallop Committee and take
final action on Framework Adjustment
29 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP. This
framework contains: (1) Fishery
specifications for the 2018 fishing year
and default specifications for 2019; (2)
scallop fishery AMs for yellowtail
flounder and windowpane flounder; (3)
Northern Gulf of Maine Management
Area modifications; and (4) measures to
modify and/or create access area and
open area boundaries consistent with
potential changes to habitat and
groundfish closed areas under the
Council’s Omnibus Essential Fish
Habitat Amendment 2.
Following a lunch break, the Scallop
Committee discussion will continue
until business is concluded. The
Whiting Committee will report next.
The Council will take final action on
2018–2020 specifications for smallmesh multispecies, which include red,
silver, and offshore hakes, and then will
deliberate Amendment 22 to the
Northeast Multispecies FMP, which was
developed to consider limiting access to
the small-mesh multispecies fishery.
The Council will: (1) Consider whether
to pursue or drop consideration of
triggered possession limit adjustments
in the amendment; and (2) approve the
draft amendment for public hearing.
Next, the Council will take up spiny
dogfish to review the previously set
2018 specifications for the fishery and
discuss whether to recommend
modifications. Finally, the Council will
close out the meeting with ‘‘other
business.’’
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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 MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
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 (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.

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Dated: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Agency: National Oceanic and
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Title: Scientific Research, Exempted
Fishing, and Exempted Activity
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Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Committee 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 30, 2017 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Garden Inn Logan Airport,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA
02128; Phone: (617) 567–6789.
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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda
The Scallop Committee will review
Framework 29 (FW 29) alternatives and
analyses, and make final
recommendations. FW 29 will set
specifications including acceptable
biological catch/annual catch limit
(ABC/ACLs), Days at Sea (DAS), access
area allocations for Limited Access (LA)
and Limited Access General Category
(LAGC), Total Allowable Catch (TAC)
for Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
management area, target-TAC for LAGC
incidental catch and set-asides for the
observer and research programs for
fishing year 2018 and default
specifications for fishing year 2019.
Make final recommendations for
potential FW 29 specifications that
includes areas that may open through
Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2
(OHA2). The committee will also review
FW 29 management measures and make
final recommendations. These measures
may include, but are not limited to: (1)
NGOM management measures; (2)
Flatfish accountability measures for
Northern windowpane flounder,
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and
Southern New England yellowtail
flounder; (3) Measures to modify and/or
create access area and open area
boundaries, consistent with potential
changes to habitat and groundfish
closed areas; (4) measures to allocate
unused CAI carryover pounds under
certain scenarios of OHA2 approval.
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 these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens 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.

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Dated: November 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
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Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will hold a 5-day meeting in
December to discuss the items
contained in the agenda in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The meetings will be held from
December 4 to December 8, 2017, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. These are new dates due
to the passing of hurricanes Irma and
Maria through Puerto Rico.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Council Office, 270 Mun˜oz Rivera
Avenue, Suite 401, San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Caribbean Fishery Management Council,
270 Mun˜oz Rivera Avenue, Suite 401,
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918–1903,
telephone: (787) 766–5926.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
—Call to Order
—Adoption of Agenda
—Overview
Review outcomes from previous
meeting
—Review Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) Control Rule Language
Review suggestions from General
Counsel and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center (SEFSC) on text of
Tier 4 of the control rule
Develop language to define
‘‘consensus’’ as used in determining
Tier assignments (or otherwise alter
language to remove the term)
—Action 2: Finalize establishment of
stock/stock complexes for each of the
Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas/St.
John Fishery Management Plans
(FMPs)
—Determine use of Indicator Species to
recommend to the Council
—Finalize recommendations on:

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