New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
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The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is conducting six scoping meetings to solicit comments regarding the rang of alternatives to consider in Amendment 10 (A10) to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Council is proposing to take action through A10 to address spatial and temporal allocation and management of Atlantic herring at the management unit level to minimize user conflicts, contribute to optimum yield and support rebuilding of the resource. The Council is also proposing to take action to enhance river herring (alewife and blueback herring) and shad (American shad and hickory shad) avoidance and other catch reduction measures to better support ongoing coastwide restoration efforts for those species. The Council is scheduling the scoping meetings in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. A summary of public comments received will be provided to the Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11818-11819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03200]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD723]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
conducting six scoping meetings to solicit comments regarding the rang
of alternatives to consider in Amendment 10 (A10) to the Atlantic
Herring Fishery Management Plan to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Council is
proposing to take action through A10 to address spatial and temporal
allocation and management of Atlantic herring at the management unit
level to minimize user conflicts, contribute to optimum yield and
support rebuilding of the resource. The Council is also proposing to
take action to enhance river herring (alewife and blueback herring) and
shad (American shad and hickory shad) avoidance and other catch
reduction measures to better support ongoing coastwide restoration
efforts for those species. The Council is scheduling the scoping
meetings in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. A summary
of public comments received will be provided to the Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: These meetings and webinars will be held between the dates of
Friday, March 1, 2024 and Monday, April 22, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for more details on specific dates and times.
ADDRESSES: Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50
Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D., Executive
Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-
0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Friday, March 1, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m., Samoset Resort Hotel, 220
Warrenton Street, Rockport, ME 04856;
2. Monday, March 4, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn
Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
3. Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive,
South Kingstown, RI 02879;
4. Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Hampton Inn, 12 Kendall Rae
Place, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532;
5. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan
Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355, also via webinar. Please register for the
webinar here: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3372208096915656544">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3372208096915656544</a>.
6. Monday, April 22, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. via webinar. Please
register for the webinar here: <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3923008446850127706">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3923008446850127706</a>.
Public comments: The public comment deadline is 8 a.m. EST on
Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Mail to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2,
Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Atlantic
Herring Amendment 10 Scoping Comments''. Comments may also be sent via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6605090b0b03081215260803000b0548091401"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2c1cdcfcfc7ccd6d1e2ccc7c4cfc18ccdd0c5">[email protected]</span></a>--with ``Atlantic Herring Amendment 10
Scoping Comments'' in the subject line.
Agenda
Council staff will brief the public on the A10 scoping document
before receiving comments. These meetings will begin promptly at the
time indicated above. If all attendees who wish to do so have provided
their comments prior to the end time indicated, the meeting may
conclude early. To the extent possible, the Council may extend scoping
meetings beyond the end time indicated above to accommodate all
attendees who wish to speak.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during these meetings. 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.
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Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available
upon request.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: February 12, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-03200 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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