Notice2024-19565
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
August 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team 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 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 70600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19565]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE238]
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 joint hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel and
Plan Development Team 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 Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 9
a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn
Logan Airport, 100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617)
567-5678.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsc-itqjIqHtatA2PQbe_vEwWOAySUZA47">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsc-itqjIqHtatA2PQbe_vEwWOAySUZA47</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 Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT) and Advisory Panel will
meet to discuss: Framework 39--Review results of 2024 scallop surveys,
and preliminary projections. The primary focus of this meeting will be
to develop input on the range of potential specification alternatives
for FY 2025 and FY 2026. The action will set Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC)/Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), days-at-sea, access area
allocations, total allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine
(NGOM) management area, targets for General Category incidental catch,
General Category access area trips and trip accounting, and set-asides
for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2025 and
default specifications for fishing year 2026. The groups will also
discuss the PDT's review of accountability measures for yellowtail
flounder and windowpane flounder and consider the development of
measures in this action. They also plan to discuss the Scallop
Strategic Plan--Consider progress and develop input on the process and
timeline for this project. Other business will be discussed, if
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: August 27, 2024.
Alyssa Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19565 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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