[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 60666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19098]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD314]


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, September 21, 2023, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: This meeting will be held at the Radisson Airport 
Hotel, 2081 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: (401) 298-2294.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4549480481976411992.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-
0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda

    The Committee will discuss Framework 38--Review results of 2023 
scallop surveys, and preliminary projections. The primary focus of this 
meeting will be to develop input on the range of potential 
specification alternatives for FY 2024 and FY 2025. The action will set 
ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, 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 trip accounting, and set-asides for the observer and research 
programs for fishing year 2024 and default specifications for fishing 
year 2025. They also plan to discuss the Northern Edge Action--Review 
work in response to tasking. Discuss possible measures for development 
in a Northern Edge Habitat Scallop Framework. Also on the agenda is 
work priorities (Advisory Panel and Committee Only)--Receive updates on 
the progress toward 2023 work priorities and Committee tasking. Provide 
input on the range of possible 2024 scallop work priorities. 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 Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, at (978) 
465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 30, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19098 Filed 9-1-23; 8:45 am]
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