[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 60998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21918]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC445]


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 joint public meeting of its Scallop Committee to consider 
actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 
(EEZ). This meeting will be held in-person 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, October 27, 2022, at 9 
a.m.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3152605927146051085.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hotel Providence, 139 
Matthewson St., Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 861-8000.
    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 Committee will discuss Framework 36: Receive an update and 
provide input on a range of potential access area and days-at-sea (DAS) 
allocations for the 2023 and 2024 fishing years. Framework 36 will set 
specifications including ABC/ACLs, DAS, access area allocations, total 
allowable landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management 
area, targets for General Category incidental catch, General Category 
access area trips, and set-asides for the observer and research 
programs for fishing year 2023 and default specifications for fishing 
year 2024. The Committee also plans to develop recommendations for 
possible 2023 scallop work priorities. They will also consider 
recommending a control date that could be used to limit the movement of 
LAGC permits into the NGOM fishery. Other business will be discussed, 
if 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: October 4, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-21918 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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