[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46373-46374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11749]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD982]


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 public hybrid meeting of Herring 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 hybrid meeting will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 
9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 High 
Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-1499.
    Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

    The Herring Advisory Panel will meet to discuss a summary of 
Amendment 10 public comments received during the scoping period. They 
will receive an update including the timeline for Atlantic Herring 
Specifications for 2025-2027. The Panel will discuss an example of in-
season estimates regarding River Herring and Shad Catch Caps and will 
make recommendations, as appropriate. Other business will be discussed 
as necessary. Atlantic Herring Stakeholder Engagement Session--3 p.m.-5 
p.m.
    Following the Advisory Panel meeting, the Atlantic Herring Research 
Track Working Group will hold a stakeholder engagement session. The 
session will begin with a progress report followed by an opportunity 
for stakeholders to ask questions and provide feedback to the working 
group. This session is being hosted jointly by the New England Fishery 
Management Council and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come

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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, 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 23, 2024.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11749 Filed 5-28-24; 8:45 am]
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