# New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Cancellation
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Notice of cancellation of a public meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has cancelled the public meeting of its Herring Committee that was scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at 9 a.m.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The original notice was published in the *Federal Register* on Thursday, October 20, 2016, (81 FR 72574). The meeting will be rescheduled at a later dated and announced in the *Federal Register* .
Dated: October 24, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.