[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 49808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17389]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC263]


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 (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Recreational Advisory 
Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held in-person 
without a webinar option. 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 Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 1:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02129; phone: (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 Recreational Advisory Panel will discuss development 
of draft Framework Adjustment 65 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 GB cod, 
GOM cod and SNE/MA winter flounder, and revised acceptable biological 
catch (ABC) control rules, in consultation with the Scientific and 
Statistical Committee. The Panel will also discuss the development of a 
draft white paper on potential approaches to allocate ``Georges Bank 
cod'' to the recreational fishery delivered in 2022 to inform the 2023 
priorities discussion as well as possible groundfish priorities for 
2023. They will discuss and provide input to the Groundfish Committee 
on updating NOAA's National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy. 
They will also make recommendations to the Groundfish Committee, as 
appropriate, and discuss other business, as necessary.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during these meetings. 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. 
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 date. This meeting will be recorded. 
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available 
upon request.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 9, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17389 Filed 8-11-22; 8:45 am]
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