Notice2024-14343
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
June 28, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its On-Demand Gear Conflict Working Group 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 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14343]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE070]
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 (Council) is
scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its On-Demand Gear Conflict
Working Group 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 hybrid meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at
9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 567-6789.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc.org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdeusqTovE9DdRPznC8qUKtH3UJlGcGyq">https://nefmc.org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdeusqTovE9DdRPznC8qUKtH3UJlGcGyq</a>.
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 On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict Working Group (ODWG) will meet
to receive an update from the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office (GARFO) on the status of Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction
Plan (ALWTRP) gillnet/other trap/pot (OTP) proposed rule as well as an
update on on-demand gear activities funded by the Inflation Reduction
Act. They will review and have a discussion of gear marking/gear
interaction draft white paper. The group will review and have a
discussion of Federal and state-by-state regulatory/legislative
processes for adopting ropeless gear marking. They will receive a
briefing from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) gear team
on on-demand experimental fishing projects as well as a briefing from
the Maine Department of Marine Resources (MEDMR) gear team on-demand
experimental fishing projects. They will also receive a briefing from
NOAA Office of Law Enforcement on on-demand gear training workshops.
Updates on other on-demand gear related activity will be discussed.
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
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: June 25, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-14343 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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