Notice2024-31235
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
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Published
December 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting via webinar of its Habitat Joint Committee and Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held in- person with a webinar option. 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 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106440-106441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31235]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE569]
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 meeting via webinar of its Habitat Joint Committee
and Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held in-
person with a webinar option. Recommendations from this group will be
brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if
appropriate.
DATES: This webinar will be held on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held via webinar.
Webinar registration URL information: <a href="https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsc-CoqjotE9S-ZhEh5ygKIK4t-6Uho_uo">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsc-CoqjotE9S-ZhEh5ygKIK4t-6Uho_uo</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 Committee and Advisory Panel will continue work on the
Council's Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Review. They will consider
technical information, next steps, and future Council actions related
to: fishing impacts to EFH and measures to minimize adverse effects,
necessary updates to EFH including prioritization across multiple
Council actions during 2025-2027, and conceptual frameworks for
designating Habitat Areas of Particular Concern and evaluating
cumulative effects on EFH. They also plan to review recommendations for
next steps and future Council actions developed at the December joint
meeting with Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC)
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning Committee, as needed. The Committee and
Advisory Panel will also discuss habitat and ocean planning work
priorities for 2025. 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, Ph.D., Executive Director, at (978)
465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-31235 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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