[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 70602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19566]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE239]


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 hybrid meeting of its Scallop Committee (Committee) 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, September 18, 2024 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: 
    Meeting address: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn 
Logan Airport, 100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 
567-6789.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEldOmrpj8vEtHebw9-Q8Jof_u7Dgp_fOdN.
    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 Scallop Committee will meet to discuss: Framework 39--Review 
results of 2024 scallop surveys, and preliminary projections. The 
primary focus of this meeting will be to develop input on the range of 
potential specification alternatives for FY 2025 and FY 2026. The 
action will set Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)/Annual Catch Limits 
(ACLs), days-at-sea, access area allocations, total allowable landings 
for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, targets for 
General Category incidental catch, General Category access area trips 
and trip accounting, and set-asides for the observer and research 
programs for fishing year 2025 and default specifications for fishing 
year 2026. The Committee will also discuss the Scallop Plan Development 
Team's (PDT) review of accountability measures for yellowtail flounder 
and windowpane flounder and consider the development of measures in 
this action. They also plan to discuss the Scallop Strategic Plan--
Consider progress and develop input on the process and timeline for 
this project. 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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: August 27, 2024.
Alyssa Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19566 Filed 8-29-24; 8:45 am]
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