[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11427]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XCO69]


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 of its Groundfish Committee 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, June 14, 2022 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.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The Groundfish Committee will discuss development of draft 
specifications and measures: Status determination criteria, rebuilding 
plans for Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic 
(SNE/MA) winter flounder, FY2023-FY2024 US/CA total allowable catches, 
FY2023-FY2024 specifications: Georges Bank (GB) yellowtail flounder and 
GB cod (including a catch target for the recreational fishery), FY2023-
FY2025 specifications for 14 stocks, additional measures to promote 
stock rebuilding for GOM cod and SNE/MA winter flounder, and revised 
acceptable biological catch control rules, in consultation with the 
Scientific and Statistical Committee. They will discuss Amendment 23 
progress on development of metrics. The Committee will discuss a 
Council priority to develop a transition plan for Atlantic cod 
management from the current two management unit to up to five 
management units (multi-year priority). As a part of the transition 
plan, there will be a white paper on potential approaches to allocate 
``Georges Bank cod'' to the recreational fishery delivered in 2022 to 
inform the 2023 priorities discussion. They will also review the 
current list of Council research priorities and suggest changes or 
additions to the list as well recommendations from the Recreational 
Advisory Panel, Groundfish Advisory Panel, and Groundfish Plan 
Development Team. Other business will be discussed if necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on this 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.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 
of the recording is available upon request. Requests for sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. 
Nies, 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 24, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-11427 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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