[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51305-51306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16583]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD204]


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 
Migratory Species Advisory Panel

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webinar/conference call.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 2-day Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) 
Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in September 2023. The intent of the 
meeting is to consider options for the conservation and management of 
Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The AP meeting and webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 
6, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, September 7, 2023 from 
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Silver 
Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The meeting 
will also be accessible via WebEx webinar/conference call. Conference 
call and webinar access information are available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/september-2023-hms-advisory-panel-meeting.
    Participants accessing the webinar are strongly encouraged to log/
dial in 15 minutes prior to the meeting. NMFS will show the 
presentations via webinar and allow public comment during identified 
times on the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cooper at 301-427-8503 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atlantic HMS fisheries (tunas, billfish, 
swordfish, and sharks) are managed under the authority of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (16 
U.S.C. 971 et seq.). The 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS Fishery 
Management Plan (FMP) and its amendments are implemented by regulations 
at 50 CFR part 635.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires the establishment of APs and 
requires NMFS to consult with and consider the comments and views of AP 
members during the preparation and implementation of FMPs or FMP 
amendments (16 U.S.C. 1854(g)(1)(A)-(B)). NMFS meets with the HMS AP 
approximately twice each year to consider potential alternatives for 
the conservation and management of Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, 
and shark fisheries, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
    For this meeting, we anticipate discussing, among other topics:
     Amendment 15 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP regarding 
spatial management; and
     Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery year in review.

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    We also anticipate inviting other NMFS offices, the U.S. Coast 
Guard, and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to provide updates, if 
available, on their activities relevant to HMS fisheries. Additional 
information on the meetings and a copy of the draft agenda will be 
posted prior to the meeting (see ADDRESSES).
    All members of the public will have virtual access to the meeting 
available via webinar and status updates of in-person public access to 
the meeting will be available on the NMFS website (see ADDRESSES). The 
meeting location is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Peter Cooper at 301-427-8503, at least 7 days 
prior to the meeting.

    Dated: July 31, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace.
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-16583 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
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