Notice2024-27843
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Public Meeting
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Published
November 27, 2024
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Abstract
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee and New England Fishery Management Council's Habitat Committee will hold a joint public meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93555-93556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27843]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE469]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); New England
Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Ecosystem and
Ocean Planning Committee and New England Fishery Management Council's
Habitat Committee will hold a joint public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar connection,
agenda items, and any additional information will be available at both
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org/council-events">www.mafmc.org/council-events</a> and <a href="https://www.nefmc.org/calendar">https://www.nefmc.org/calendar</a>.
Council addresses: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331;
<a href="http://www.mafmc.org">www.mafmc.org</a>.; New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492;
<a href="http://www.nefmc.org">www.nefmc.org</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302)
526-5255 or Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, New England
Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492 (ext. 113).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this joint meeting is for the
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee and Habitat Committee to provide
recommendations regarding the Councils' Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
reviews and the draft EFH Review Reports being prepared for the
Council. Because many of the EFH Review work products apply to the
entire Northeastern US, the Committees are being convened jointly for
their review. The Committees will receive an overview of the NMFS EFH
Review requirements (10 components of an EFH review), and will review
components related to (a) Non-Magnuson-Stevens Act fishing activities
that may adversely affect EFH, (b) Non-fishing related activities that
may adversely affect EFH, (c) Prey species for federally-managed fish
species, (d) EFH research needs, and (e) Methods related to the
description and identification of EFH.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, (302) 526-
5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-27843 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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