Notice2024-11384
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
May 24, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is holding a hybrid meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 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 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45848-45849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11384]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD979]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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
holding a hybrid meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) 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 Wednesday, June 12, 2024, beginning
at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128, Phone: (617) 567-6789.
Webinar Registration information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PkjB46WpTrSQhBETzZ7eZQ">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PkjB46WpTrSQhBETzZ7eZQ</a>.
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:
Agenda: The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet to
receive an update on the development of a revised Risk Policy; provide
feedback on the proposed approach and implementation. The Committee
will also receive a presentation on the Northeast Fisheries Science
Center's State of the Ecosystem Report (SOE); make any recommendations
for improvements and discuss how best to use these reports in
management. The SSC will receive an update on climate action planning
by the East Coast Climate Coordination Group and Core Team, including
their efforts to integrate findings of the SOE report into Action Menu
revisions and planning 2025 Council work priorities; comment on how SOE
findings can be integrated into climate planning and whether other
information/indicators might be useful for this work. They will also
present preliminary findings of a recent workshop ``Implementing Social
Science Methods for Fisheries Decision-Making'' and discuss the use of
human dimensions information and expertise by the SSC. Other business
will be discussed as necessary.
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 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.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for
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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: May 20, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11384 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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