[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60884-60885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16624]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE128]


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Fishery management bodies on the East Coast of the United 
States are convening a workshop to plan for integration of NOAA's 
Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) into the 
management processes of the East Coast Regional Fishery Management 
Councils and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. This is a 
joint effort of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the 
New England Fishery Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and 
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. Thursday, August 15 through 
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p.m. Friday, August 16, 2024. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Westin 
Philadelphia, 99 South 17th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; telephone: 
(215) 563-1600.
    The meeting will be partially streamed by webinar for portions of 
the agenda that are held in plenary. Connection information will be 
posted to the calendar prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org.
    Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N 
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; 
www.mafmc.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 
526-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This workshop is being organized by the East 
Coast Climate Coordination Group (E3CG), which was formed in 2023 to 
oversee implementation of climate-related actions associated with the 
East Coast Climate Change Scenario Planning Initiative. This group 
consists of leadership representatives from the New England, Mid-
Atlantic, and South Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic 
States Marine Fisheries Commission, and NOAA Fisheries.
    The purpose of this workshop is to set the stage for integrating 
NOAA's Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) into the 
fishery management processes of the East Coast Regional Fishery 
Management Councils and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission. The CEFI is building the operational ocean modeling and 
decision support system needed to assist fishery managers as they work 
to reduce impacts, increase resilience, and help marine resource users 
adapt to changing ocean conditions. This workshop will focus on CEFI 
and Council/Commission activities that are already under development. 
Discussions at this workshop may inform a follow-up meeting in 2025 to 
explore additional ways that CEFI products could be used to inform 
management, fill data gaps, and address research priorities.
    This workshop will aim to improve managers understanding of the 
purpose and capabilities of CEFI, share information about upcoming 
management projects related to fisheries resilience under a changing 
climate, clarify ongoing and planned draft Northeast and Southeast 
Fisheries Science Center CEFI projects, clarify which CEFI projects are 
priorities for management, create a shared understanding of management 
on-ramps for integrating CEFI into ongoing and planned Council and 
Commission initiatives and actions, and identify mechanisms for ongoing 
coordination and collaboration.
    Participants have been identified by each participating 
organization. Others attending the meeting in person are invited to 
observe the plenary. Plenary sessions will be broadcast by webinar. 
Additional details about the workshop, including webinar details, will 
be posted to this page once available: https://www.mafmc.org/council-events/2024/aug15-16/cefi-workshop.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, (302) 526-
5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: July 24, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-16624 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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