[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65368-65369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD379]


Council Coordination Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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 a hybrid meeting of the Council Coordination 
Committee, also known as the CCC, consisting of the Regional Fishery 
Management Council chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors from 
October 11 to October 13, 2023. This meeting will be chaired by the 
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. The intent of this meeting 
is to discuss issues of relevance to the Councils and NMFS, including 
issues related to the implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (MSA).

DATES:  The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), 
on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, and recess at 5 p.m. EST, or when 
business is complete. The meeting will reconvene at 9 a.m. EST, on 
Thursday, October 12, 2023, and recess at 5 p.m. EST, or when business 
is complete. The meeting will reconvene on the final day at 9 a.m. EST, 
on Friday, October 13, 2023, and adjourn by 12 p.m. EST, or when 
business is complete.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton 
Arlington National Landing hotel, 2399 Richmond Hwy., Arlington, VA 
22202; telephone: (703) 418-6800.
    The meeting will also be broadcast via webinar. Connection details 
and public comment instructions will be available at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/2023-october-council-coordination-committee-meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Lawler by email at 
[email protected] or at (301) 427-8561.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  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, or their 
respective proxies. All sessions are open to the public and time will 
be set aside for public comments at the end of each day and after 
specific sessions at the discretion of the meeting Chair. The meeting 
Chair will announce public comment times and instructions to provide 
comment at the start of each meeting day. There will be opportunities 
for public comments to be provided in-person and remotely via webinar. 
Updates to this meeting, briefing materials, public comment 
instructions and additional information will be posted on https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/event/2023-october-council-coordination-committee-meeting.

Proposed Agenda

Wednesday, October 11, 2023--1 p.m.-5 p.m. EST

1. Opening of Meeting
2. Approval of Agenda and Minutes
3. NMFS Update and Upcoming Priorities
4. NMFS Budget Update and 2024 Outlook
5. NMFS Science Update
6. Legislative Outlook
7. Public Comment

Adjourn Day 1

Thursday, October 12, 2023--9 a.m.-5 p.m. EST

1. NMFS Policy Regarding Governance
2. Inflation Reduction Act Climate-Ready Fisheries Council Funding 
Priorities and Process
3. CCC Subcommittee Updates
4. Process for Establishing Fishing Regulations in National Marine 
Sanctuaries
5. Overview of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, and Proposed National 
Environmental Policy Act Regulations
6. Public Comment

Adjourn Day 2

Friday, October 13, 2023--9 a.m.-12 p.m. EST

1. Endangered Species Act and MSA Integration

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2. Public Comment
3. Wrap-up and Other Business

Adjourn Day 3

    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may be adjusted 
by the meeting Chair to stay on time. The CCC will meet as late as 
necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    If you have particular access needs please contact Sean Lawler at 
[email protected] prior to the meeting for accommodation.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1852 et seq.

    Dated: September 14, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-20289 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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