[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 26525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09146]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC957]


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 Monkfish and Dogfish 
Committees via webinar 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 webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 9:30 
a.m. Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3037065951232152662.

ADDRESSES: 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 Monkfish and Dogfish Committees will meet to discuss 
recommendations from the Sturgeon Bycatch Fishery Management Action 
Team/Plan Development Team and the Joint Monkfish and Dogfish Advisory 
Panel. They will discuss potential measures to reduce bycatch of 
Atlantic sturgeon in the monkfish and spiny dogfish gillnet fisheries, 
developed from the recommendations in NOAA's Action Plan to Reduce 
Atlantic Sturgeon Bycatch in Federal Large-Mesh Gillnet Fisheries. They 
will also discuss the range of alternatives recommended to the Councils 
(New England and Mid-Atlantic) to be considered for reducing bycatch of 
Atlantic sturgeon in the monkfish and spiny dogfish gillnet fisheries. 
Other business may be discussed, 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: April 26, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-09146 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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