[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11338]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD045]


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 hybrid meeting of its Scallop Committee 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 meeting will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; phone: (617) 567-6789.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4979380730021207127.
    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 review the 2024/2025 Scallop Research Set-Aside 
(RSA) and develop research recommendations for the notice of funding 
opportunity announcement (NOFO). Also on the agenda are Scallop RSA 
program modifications: discuss recommending administrative changes to 
the Scallop RSA program, including the consideration of longer-term 
regional survey awards. The committee will also discuss scallop 
specifications and receive an update on the timeline and possible 
measures. This action will be initiated at the June 2023 Council 
meeting. The committee will discuss Northern Edge: progress report and 
timeline for action to potentially authorize scallop fishery access to 
habitat management area. 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: May 23, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-11338 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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