New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings, 11818-11819 [2024-03200]

Download as PDF 11818 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2024 / Notices and implementing the integrated strategy under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c), including subsequent updates and reevaluations. The SWAG shall also conduct a comprehensive survey of the needs of users of space weather products to identify the space weather research, observations, forecasting, prediction, and modeling advances required to improve space weather products, as required by 51 U.S.C. 60601(d)(3). khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Matters To Be Considered Dated: February 9, 2024. Michael Farrar, Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2024–03116 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The meeting will be open to the public. During the meeting, the SWAG will discuss the PROSWIFT Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et seq., directed duties of the SWAG including the required 51 U.S.C. 60601(d)(3) user survey. The full agenda and meeting materials will be published on the SWAG website: https://www.weather.gov/swag. [RTID 0648–XD723] Additional Information and Public Comments The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is conducting six scoping meetings to solicit comments regarding the rang of alternatives to consider in Amendment 10 (A10) to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Council is proposing to take action through A10 to address spatial and temporal allocation and management of Atlantic herring at the management unit level to minimize user conflicts, contribute to optimum yield and support rebuilding of the resource. The Council is also proposing to take action to enhance river herring (alewife and blueback herring) and shad (American shad and hickory shad) avoidance and other catch reduction measures to better support ongoing coastwide restoration efforts for those species. The Council is scheduling the scoping meetings in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. A summary of public comments received will be provided to the Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: These meetings and webinars will be held between the dates of Friday, March 1, 2024 and Monday, April 22, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more details on specific dates and times. ADDRESSES: 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 18:36 Feb 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The meeting will be held over one full day and will be conducted in a virtual manner (for meeting details see ADDRESSES). Please register for the meeting through the website: https:// www.weather.gov/swag. This event is accessible to individuals with disabilities. For all other special accommodation requests, please contact amy.macpherson@noaa.gov. This webinar is a NOAA public meeting and will be recorded and transcribed. If you have a public comment, you acknowledge you will be recorded and are aware you can opt out of the meeting. Participation in the meeting constitutes consent to the recording. Both the meeting minutes and presentations will be posted to the SWAG website https:// www.weather.gov/swag. The agenda, speakers and times are subject to change. For updates, please check the SWAG website https:// www.weather.gov/swag. Public comments directed to the SWAG members and SWAG related topics are encouraged. For other written public comments, please email amy.macpherson@noaa.gov by March 22, 2024. Written comments received after this date will be distributed to the SWAG but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. As time allows, public comments will be read into the public record during the meeting. Advance comments will be collated and posted to the meeting website. VerDate Sep<11>2014 New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Friday, March 1, 2024, 1–2:30 p.m., Samoset Resort Hotel, 220 Warrenton Street, Rockport, ME 04856; 2. Monday, March 4, 2024, 6–8 p.m., Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 3. Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6–8 p.m., Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive, South Kingstown, RI 02879; 4. Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 6–8 p.m., Hampton Inn, 12 Kendall Rae Place, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532; 5. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 6–8 p.m., Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355, also via webinar. Please register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ register/3372208096915656544. 6. Monday, April 22, 2024, from 6–8 p.m. via webinar. Please register for the webinar here: https://attendee. gotowebinar.com/register/ 3923008446850127706. Public comments: The public comment deadline is 8 a.m. EST on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Mail to Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘Atlantic Herring Amendment 10 Scoping Comments’’. Comments may also be sent via email to comments@ nefmc.org—with ‘‘Atlantic Herring Amendment 10 Scoping Comments’’ in the subject line. Agenda Council staff will brief the public on the A10 scoping document before receiving comments. These meetings will begin promptly at the time indicated above. If all attendees who wish to do so have provided their comments prior to the end time indicated, the meeting may conclude early. To the extent possible, the Council may extend scoping meetings beyond the end time indicated above to accommodate all attendees who wish to speak. 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 these meetings. 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 MagnusonStevens 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. E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2024 / Notices Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Special Accommodations These meetings are 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: February 12, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–03200 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting Tuesday, March 5, 2024 The agenda will include: (a) 2023 state dredge survey results; (b) statewide fishery performance; (c) research updates; (d) Scallop FMP amendments; (e) stock status, OFL and ABC determination; (f) socioeconomic considerations; (g) status of assessment development; and (h) other business. The agenda is subject to change, and the latest version will be posted at https:// meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 3035 prior to the meeting, along with meeting materials. Connection Information You can attend the meeting online using a computer, tablet, or smart phone, or by phone only. Connection information will be posted online at: https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ Details/3035. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. AGENCY: Notice of hybrid meeting. Dated: February 12, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–03202 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Scallop Plan Team will meet in Alaska. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., AK time. DATES: The meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Attend in person in the Chiniak room at the Kodiak Fish and Game office, 351 Research Court, Kodiak, AK 99615, or join online through the link at https://meetings. npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3035. Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 3rd Ave., Ste. 400, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions for attending the meeting via video conference are given under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Rheinsmith, Council staff; phone: (907) 271–2809; email: sarah.rheinsmith@noaa.gov. For technical support, please contact our admin Council staff, email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Feb 14, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Patent and Trademark Office Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Patent Petitions Related to Application and Reexamination Processing Fees United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11818-11819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03200]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD723]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

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 
conducting six scoping meetings to solicit comments regarding the rang 
of alternatives to consider in Amendment 10 (A10) to the Atlantic 
Herring Fishery Management Plan to consider actions affecting New 
England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The Council is 
proposing to take action through A10 to address spatial and temporal 
allocation and management of Atlantic herring at the management unit 
level to minimize user conflicts, contribute to optimum yield and 
support rebuilding of the resource. The Council is also proposing to 
take action to enhance river herring (alewife and blueback herring) and 
shad (American shad and hickory shad) avoidance and other catch 
reduction measures to better support ongoing coastwide restoration 
efforts for those species. The Council is scheduling the scoping 
meetings in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. A summary 
of public comments received will be provided to the Council for formal 
consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: These meetings and webinars will be held between the dates of 
Friday, March 1, 2024 and Monday, April 22, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for more details on specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: 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: 
    1. Friday, March 1, 2024, 1-2:30 p.m., Samoset Resort Hotel, 220 
Warrenton Street, Rockport, ME 04856;
    2. Monday, March 4, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn 
Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
    3. Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive, 
South Kingstown, RI 02879;
    4. Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Hampton Inn, 12 Kendall Rae 
Place, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532;
    5. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 6-8 p.m., Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan 
Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355, also via webinar. Please register for the 
webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3372208096915656544.
    6. Monday, April 22, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. via webinar. Please 
register for the webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3923008446850127706.
    Public comments: The public comment deadline is 8 a.m. EST on 
Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Mail to Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New 
England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, 
Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Atlantic 
Herring Amendment 10 Scoping Comments''. Comments may also be sent via 
email to [email protected]--with ``Atlantic Herring Amendment 10 
Scoping Comments'' in the subject line.

Agenda

    Council staff will brief the public on the A10 scoping document 
before receiving comments. These meetings will begin promptly at the 
time indicated above. If all attendees who wish to do so have provided 
their comments prior to the end time indicated, the meeting may 
conclude early. To the extent possible, the Council may extend scoping 
meetings beyond the end time indicated above to accommodate all 
attendees who wish to speak.
    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 these meetings. 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.

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Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available 
upon request.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are 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: February 12, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-03200 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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