Notice2023-19800
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
September 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council is convening a joint ad-hoc sub-panel of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) with members of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council's SSC to provide the Council with input on methods to designate Essential Fish Habitat and 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62773-62774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19800]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD347]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council is convening a
joint ad-hoc sub-panel of its Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) with members of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council's SSC to provide
the Council with input on methods to designate Essential Fish Habitat
and 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 webinar will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/120656441301753431">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/120656441301753431</a>. Call in
information: Phone: +1 (415) 655-0060/Access Code: 596-061-701.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The joint SSC Subpanel, comprised of SSC members from both the New
England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, will meet to
review methods for designating Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Habitat
Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC). The review will address the
following topics: (1) principles applied to improving EFH and HAPC
designations; (2) methods for developing EFH text and maps including
application of model-based approaches; (3) methods for identifying
HAPC; and (4) recommendations for additional near- or longer-term work
that might improve EFH or HAPC designations. The subpanel will provide
a report summarizing their input. This input will be provided directly
to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's EFH Fishery Management
Action Team, the New England Fishery Management Council's Habitat Plan
Development Team, as well as the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils. There will be opportunities for public input and
comment.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come
before this panel 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 Magnuson-Stevens 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.
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 8, 2023.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19800 Filed 9-12-23; 8:45 am]
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