[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60999-61000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC443]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's is convening 
several workshops to hear and discuss Ecosystem-Based Fishery 
Management (EBFM) for Georges Bank framework. Workshop summaries will 
be presented at a future Council Meeting.

DATES: These workshops will be held between the dates of Tuesday, 
October 25, 2022 and Thursday, November 10, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for more details on specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific dates and 
locations.
    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: 
    1. Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 3-6 p.m., Maritime Gloucester, 23 
Harbor Loop, Gloucester, MA 01930;
    2. Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 3-6 p.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 363 
Maine Mall Road, Portland, ME 04106;
    3. Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 3-6 p.m., Chatham Community Center, 
702 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633;
    4. Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 3-6 p.m. New Bedford Whaling 
Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740;
    5. Tuesday, November 8, 2022, 3-6 p.m., Superior Trawl Conference 
Room, 55 State Street, Narragansett, RI 02882;
    6. Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 3-6 p.m., Montauk Playhouse, 240 
Edgemere Street, Montauk, NY 11954; and
    7. Thursday, November 10, 2022, 3-6 p.m., Holiday Inn, 151 Route 72 
West, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.

Agenda

    The public is invited to participate in workshops to hear and 
discuss the potential for the New England Fishery Management Council to 
regulate fisheries on Georges Bank using what is known as Ecosystem-
Based Fishery Management or EBFM. The Council developed an example 
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (eFEP) that describes a general framework to 
account for trophic interactions and managed groups of stocks as a 
stock complex to reduce fishing costs and bycatch technical 
interactions. It also discusses management options that need to be 
considered to implement EBFM policies. EBFM Public Outreach Materials 
are available on the Council's website and include a short introductory 
video, infographics, stakeholder brochures, presentations, and 
interactive tools.
    The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. 
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with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: October 3, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-21808 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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