[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48158-48159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16897]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC243]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's is convening its 
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 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 Thursday, August 25, 2022, 
beginning at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128, (617) 567-6789. Webinar 
registration information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8696674505845597197. Call in information: +1 (562) 247-8422, Access 
Code: 845-519-294.
    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 Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet to review recent

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stock assessment information from the U.S./Canada Transboundary 
Resource Assessment Committee and information provided by the Council's 
Groundfish Plan Development Team and recommend the overfishing level 
(OFL) and acceptable biological catch (ABC) for Georges Bank yellowtail 
flounder for the fishing years 2022 and 2023. They will also review 
stock assessment information from the 2021 Groundfish Management Track 
Assessment and information provided by the Council's Groundfish Plan 
Development Team and recommend the overfishing limits and acceptable 
biological catch (ABC) for Georges Bank (GB) cod for fishing years 2022 
and 2023.
    Also on the agenda is the review of information provided by the 
Council's Groundfish Plan Development Team and the results of recent 
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) winter flounder management 
track stock assessment. Using the Council's acceptable biological catch 
(ABC) control rules, recommend the overfishing levels (OFL) and the 
ABCs for SNE/MA winter flounder for fishing years 2023, 2024 and 2025. 
They will consider other business 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 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: August 2, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-16897 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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