[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 78288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE315]


Transboundary Management Guidance Committee and Steering 
Committee Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the proposed schedule and agenda of the 
October 1-2, 2024, Transboundary Management Guidance Committee (TMGC) 
and U.S./Canada Transboundary Resources Steering Committee meetings. 
The members will meet and discuss concerns regarding transboundary 
resources outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

DATES: The TMGC meeting will be held October 1-2, 2024, and the 
Steering Committee meeting will be held on October 3, 2024. Daily start 
and end times are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: The hybrid meeting is being held at the Courtyard Boston 
Downtown/North Station Marriott, 107 Beverly Street, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02114. Space in the building is very limited, and any 
members of the public looking to attend in-person should reach out to 
Anjali Bhardwaj ([email protected], 978-281-9293) for more 
information. Conference call and webinar access information for the 
TMGC meeting can be found here: https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/oct-1-3-2024-transboundary-management-guidance-committee-tmgc-meeting. 
Conference call and webinar access information for the Steering 
Committee meeting is located here: https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/oct-3-2024-u-s-canada-transboundary-resources-steering-committee-meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anjali Bhardwaj, Fishery Management 
Specialist, [email protected], 978-281-9293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Meeting Agenda

    The below agenda is subject to change.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 From 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Introductions and Discussion of Agenda
 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Management Update
 10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Review and Discuss Domestic Science 
Information: 2024 Allocation Shares
 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m., 2024 Domestic Science Information: 
Yellowtail Flounder
 10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m., 2024 Domestic Science Information: 
Atlantic Cod
 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Break
 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m., 2024 Domestic Science Information: 
Haddock
 12:45 p.m.-2 p.m., Lunch
 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Discussion of Guidance for 2025 Fishing Year
 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m., Break
 3:45 p.m.-5 p.m., Continued Discussion of Guidance for 2025 
Fishing Year
 5 p.m., Adjourn

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 From 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Preparation of Guidance Document for 
2025 Fishing Year
 10:45 a.m.-11 a.m., Break
 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Preparation of Guidance Document for 2025 
Fishing Year
 12 p.m.-1 p.m., Lunch
 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m., CY 2025 Scientific Process Discussion
 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m., Break
 2:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Other Business
 4:30 p.m., Adjourn

Thursday, October 3, 2024 From 8:30 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.

 8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m., Introductory Remarks from Steering 
Committee Co-Chairs
 8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m., Species at Risk Working Group Updates
 9:15 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Domestic Stock Assessment Summaries
 9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Scientific Coordination Discussion
 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m., TMGC Report
 11:15 a.m.-11:35 a.m., Other Business as Needed
 11:35 a.m.-11:55 a.m., Closing Remarks

    Since the delineation of the international maritime boundary line 
in 1984, also known as the Hague Line, the United States and Canada 
have collaborated closely to sustainably manage shared transboundary 
fisheries resources, including Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern 
Georges Bank haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder stocks. In 
2000, the TMGC was established to provide guidance to both countries on 
the management and shared catch advice for these transboundary fish 
stocks. The arrangement also allows for collaboration and the 
opportunity to provide feedback on domestic scientific processes while 
also coordinating research and enforcement activities.
    Representatives from NOAA Fisheries and the New England Fishery 
Management Council serve on the U.S. delegation to the TMGC to 
recommend shared catch advice annually. Catch advice is based on the 
best scientific information available and an agreed upon resource 
sharing allocation formula that considers historical proportions of 
fishery landings by U.S. and Canadian fishermen, as well as resource 
distribution based on trawl surveys. The 2023 Transboundary Management 
Committee Guidance Document, which summarizes last year's meeting, can 
be located online at https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/sep-11-12-2023-transboundary-management-guidance-committee-tmgc-meeting.

    Dated: September 19, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-21866 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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