[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45848-45849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11384]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD979]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 a hybrid meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) 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 Wednesday, June 12, 2024, beginning 
at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 
Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128, Phone: (617) 567-6789.
    Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PkjB46WpTrSQhBETzZ7eZQ.
    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 Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet to 
receive an update on the development of a revised Risk Policy; provide 
feedback on the proposed approach and implementation. The Committee 
will also receive a presentation on the Northeast Fisheries Science 
Center's State of the Ecosystem Report (SOE); make any recommendations 
for improvements and discuss how best to use these reports in 
management. The SSC will receive an update on climate action planning 
by the East Coast Climate Coordination Group and Core Team, including 
their efforts to integrate findings of the SOE report into Action Menu 
revisions and planning 2025 Council work priorities; comment on how SOE 
findings can be integrated into climate planning and whether other 
information/indicators might be useful for this work. They will also 
present preliminary findings of a recent workshop ``Implementing Social 
Science Methods for Fisheries Decision-Making'' and discuss the use of 
human dimensions information and expertise by the SSC. Other business 
will be discussed as 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

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for

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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: May 20, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11384 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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