[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42303-42304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13991]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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Council Coordination Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting; information regarding the agenda.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable 
Fisheries, will host an interim session of the Council Coordination 
Committee (CCC), consisting of the Regional Fishery Management Council 
chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors, on July 17, 2023. The 
intent of this virtual meeting is to discuss priorities and process for 
distributing funds provided under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to 
the Councils for climate-ready fisheries and to describe the agencies 
planned investment in various scientific data collection, processing, 
and analysis efforts with IRA funds.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 
Monday, July 17, adjourning at 5:30 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online via WebEx. Webinar 
information to join the meeting can be found at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/partners/council-coordination-committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morgan Corey by email at 
[email protected] or at (301) 427-8500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRA is a historic, Federal Government-
wide investment that furthers efforts to build a Climate-Ready Nation. 
NMFS will receive an unprecedented investment to strengthen the 
agency's core mission to provide science-based management and 
conservation of the Nation's marine resources as we confront climate 
change.
    During this interim CCC session, NMFS will outline the process for 
providing IRA funding to the Councils to advance climate-ready 
fisheries management. Actions funded under IRA for the Councils sub-
component will contribute to the following goals: implementation of 
fishery management measures necessary to improve climate resiliency and 
responsiveness to climate impacts, and development and advancement of 
climate-related fisheries management planning and implementation 
efforts in support of underserved communities.
    In addition, NMFS will provide an overview of how IRA funding will 
be used in the Data Acquisition and Management sub-component. Actions 
funded under this sub-component will use advanced technologies, 
including data management, to improve and expand observation and 
sampling capabilities of critical fish, protected species, ecosystem, 
and climate data in order to understand where climate-driven shifts in 
distribution of fish and other key living marine resources are 
occurring.
    The 2007 reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act established the CCC. The CCC consists 
of the chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors of each of the 
eight Regional Fishery Management Councils.

Proposed Agenda

Monday, July 17, 2023--4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

    1. Data Acquisition and Management Funding Overview & Discussion
    2. Regional Fishery Management Councils Funding Overview & 
Discussion
    3. Public Comment
    4. Close of Meeting

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Special Accommodations

    If you have particular access needs please contact Morgan Corey at 
[email protected] at least 7 business days prior to the meeting for 
accommodation.

    Dated: June 27, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-13991 Filed 6-29-23; 8:45 am]
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