[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52933-52934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18599]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC293]


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 Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). This meeting will be held both in-person and with 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 Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 9 
a.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 Committee will meet to discuss: Framework Adjustment 
65/Specifications and Management Measures--status determination 
criteria, Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod and Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic 
(SNE/MA)

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winter flounder rebuilding plans, 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. 
They also plan to discuss Amendment 23 Review Metrics--progress on the 
development of metrics. The committee will discuss Atlantic Cod 
Management--the development of a draft white paper on potential 
approaches to allocate ``GB cod'' to the recreational fishery delivered 
in 2022 to inform the 2023 priorities discussion, and presentation by 
Gulf of Maine Research Institute staff on their Atlantic cod Management 
Strategy Evaluation. They will discuss possible Council 2023 
Priorities--possible groundfish priorities for 2023. Also on the agenda 
is NOAA's National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Policy--provide 
input to the Council on updating NOAA's National Saltwater Recreational 
Fisheries Policy; Consider recommendations from the Groundfish Plan 
Development Team, Recreational Advisory Panel, and Groundfish Advisory 
Panel; make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate. 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 24, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18599 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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