[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25608-25609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07727]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD866]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
holding three regional workshops to hear and discuss feedback from the 
public to inform development of its Atlantic Cod Management Transition 
Plan. Workshop summaries will be presented at a future Council meeting.

DATES: These meetings will be held between the dates of Tuesday, April 
30, 2024, and Thursday, May 2, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
more details on specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific addresses.
    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

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England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    1. Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Westin Hotel, 
157 High Street, Portland, ME 04101;
    2. Tuesday, May 1, 2024, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Four Points by 
Sheraton, One Audubon Road, Wakefield, MA 01880;
    3. Wednesday, May 2, 2024, from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., 20 Hotel Drive, 
South Kingstown, RI 02879.

Agenda

    The Council is holding three regional workshops to identify 
challenges and develop alternatives for addressing Atlantic cod 
management considering the new biological stock units. The Council is 
conducting these workshops to collect important feedback from fishing 
industry members and other stakeholders. The workshops are a platform 
for discussions and gathering different perspectives. A summary report 
of the workshops will be provided to the Council to help inform the 
development of its Atlantic Cod Management Transition Plan. For more 
details, see the Council's web page: https://www.nefmc.org/library/atlantic-cod-management-transition-plan.
    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 these meetings. 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

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, 
at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: April 8, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-07727 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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