[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 48 (Monday, March 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17439-17440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD776]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a hybrid meeting of its Scallop Advisory Panel 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 Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 9:00 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Hotel Providence, 139 
Matheson Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 490-8000.
    Webinar URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6726267218504115289.
    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 Advisory Panel will meet to discuss Scallop and Habitat Plan 
Development Team analyses of four concept areas for potential scallop 
access on the Northern Edge of Georges Bank. The Advisory Panel will 
provide recommendations to the Scallop

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Committee about how these analyses could be used to inform development 
of management alternatives for the joint Habitat-Scallop framework. 
This discussion is expected to focus on spatial alternatives 
(configuration of scallop access areas), but other objectives and 
alternatives may be discussed. 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: March 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-05029 Filed 3-8-24; 8:45 am]
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