New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 45853-45854 [2024-11509]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD971] Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 84 Assessment Webinar V for U.S Caribbean Yellowtail Snapper and Stoplight Parrotfish. AGENCY: The SEDAR 84 assessment process of U.S. Caribbean yellowtail snapper and stoplight parrotfish will consist of a Data Workshop, and a series of assessment webinars, and a Review Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: The SEDAR 84 Assessment Webinar V will be held June 13, 2024, from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m., Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to members of the public. Those interested in participating should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each webinar. SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils, in conjunction with NOAA Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commissions have implemented the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process, a multi-step method for determining the status of fish stocks in the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data Workshop, (2) a series of assessment webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report that compiles and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment analyses. The assessment webinars produce a report that describes the fisheries, evaluates the status of the stock, estimates biological benchmarks, projects future population conditions, and recommends research and ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 monitoring needs. The product of the Review Workshop is an Assessment Summary documenting panel opinions regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the stock assessment and input data. Participants for SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery Management Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, HMS Management Division, and Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Participants include data collectors and database managers; stock assessment scientists, biologists, and researchers; constituency representatives including fishermen, environmentalists, and NGO’s; International experts; and staff of Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies. The items of discussion during the Assessment Webinar V are as follows: Panelists will review and discuss and finalize the assessment modeling for yellowtail snapper in St. Thomas/St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Special Accommodations Agenda The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business days prior to each workshop. Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to change. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 20, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–11383 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45853 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD985] New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Groundfish 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 hybrid meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777–2500. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ webinar/register/WN_TXGkjdcRQzq AKuM6vs5r1g. 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: SUMMARY: The Groundfish Committee will meet to receive recommendations from the Recreational Advisory Panel, Groundfish Advisory Panel, and Groundfish Plan Development Team. They will review draft alternatives for cod stock unit definitions (for Amendment 25), review work to develop options to prorate catch limits from four cod stock units to two current management units (for Framework 69), receive an update on analysis of fishery data, and receive update from public workshops. The Committee will receive a report on Framework Adjustment 69/ Specifications and Management Measures (to be initiated)—that is anticipated to include status determination criteria for cod stocks, fishing years (FY) 2025–2027 specifications for Eastern Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod, Western GOM cod, Georges Bank (GB) cod, Southern New England cod, GOM haddock, GB haddock, E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 45854 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices American plaice, witch flounder, pollock, and Atlantic halibut, FY2025– 2026 U.S./Canada total allowable catches (TACs) for, Eastern GB cod, Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder, revisions to sub-annual catch limits and accountability measures triggers for yellowtail flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank) and windowpane flounder (northern and southern) in the scallop fishery, and sector reporting requirements. They will make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate. Other business will be discussed as 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 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. 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 21, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–11509 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [RTID 0648–XD976] Advisory Committee Open Session on Management Strategy Evaluation for North Atlantic Swordfish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), supported by NMFS, is holding a public meeting via webinar session to receive an update and provide input on the development of a management strategy evaluation (MSE) for North Atlantic swordfish. The meeting is open to all interested stakeholders. SUMMARY: A virtual meeting that is open to the public will be held by webinar session on June 13, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: Please register to attend the meeting at: https://forms.gle/ jHqbXe8223HvXtxD6. Registration will close on June 11, 2024, at 5 p.m. EDT. Instructions for accessing the webinar session will be emailed to registered participants. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Keller, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, at (301) 427–7725 or Bryan.Keller@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSE is a process that allows fishery managers and stakeholders (e.g., industry, scientists, and non-governmental organizations) to assess how well different strategies achieve specified management objectives for a fishery. In 2023, ICCAT extended the North Atlantic swordfish management measure through 2024. ICCAT expects to finalize its North Atlantic swordfish MSE and adopt a management procedure in November 2024 to set the total allowable catch (TAC) for 2025 and future years for the stock. NMFS, and the U.S. Government more broadly, has been fully engaged in the MSE development process, an important part of which involves considering stakeholder input, including through periodic consultations with the Advisory Committee to the U.S. section to ICCAT. The United States is also participating in the development of the North Atlantic swordfish MSE through the active involvement of U.S. scientists in the work carried out by ICCAT’s Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS). The June 13 meeting is primarily informational in nature. It is intended to update U.S. stakeholders on the progress of the North Atlantic swordfish MSE process and increase awareness and understanding of that process. NMFS will provide information on the progress of the SCRS in developing initial candidate management procedures (CMPs) and testing them based on the input provided to-date by ICCAT’s Panel 4 on management PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 objectives and other relevant matters. CMPs illustrate tradeoffs associated with achieving identified management objectives related to stock status, stock safety, yield, and TAC stability over time. CMP testing assists ICCAT in refining management objectives and narrowing the number of viable CMPs for possible adoption by the Commission. There will also be an opportunity for the Advisory Committee and other stakeholders to provide input to NMFS on the North Atlantic swordfish MSE. Such input helps inform U.S. scientists who are participating in the MSE work of the SCRS as well as U.S. managers participating in North Atlantic swordfish MSE meetings at the Commission level later in 2024. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: May 20, 2024. Alexa Cole, Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024–11417 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Solicitation for Applications for Advisory Councils Established Pursuant to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and Executive Order Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of solicitation. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that ONMS will solicit applications to fill non-governmental seats on its 17 established national marine sanctuary advisory councils and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council (advisory councils), under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Executive Order, respectively. Note, the list of 18 established advisory councils in the Contact Information for Each Site section includes the advisory council established for the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary and the Proposed Hudson Canyon National Marine Sanctuary. Vacant seats, including positions (i.e., primary and alternate), for each of the advisory councils will be advertised differently at SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45853-45854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11509]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD985]


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 its Groundfish 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 hybrid meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 50 
Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; telephone: (978) 777-2500.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TXGkjdcRQzqAKuM6vs5r1g.
    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 Groundfish Committee will meet to receive recommendations from 
the Recreational Advisory Panel, Groundfish Advisory Panel, and 
Groundfish Plan Development Team. They will review draft alternatives 
for cod stock unit definitions (for Amendment 25), review work to 
develop options to prorate catch limits from four cod stock units to 
two current management units (for Framework 69), receive an update on 
analysis of fishery data, and receive update from public workshops. The 
Committee will receive a report on Framework Adjustment 69/
Specifications and Management Measures (to be initiated)--that is 
anticipated to include status determination criteria for cod stocks, 
fishing years (FY) 2025-2027 specifications for Eastern Gulf of Maine 
(GOM) cod, Western GOM cod, Georges Bank (GB) cod, Southern New England 
cod, GOM haddock, GB haddock,

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American plaice, witch flounder, pollock, and Atlantic halibut, FY2025-
2026 U.S./Canada total allowable catches (TACs) for, Eastern GB cod, 
Eastern GB haddock, and GB yellowtail flounder, revisions to sub-annual 
catch limits and accountability measures triggers for yellowtail 
flounder (Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic and Georges Bank) and 
windowpane flounder (northern and southern) in the scallop fishery, and 
sector reporting requirements. They will make recommendations to the 
Council, as appropriate. Other business will be discussed as 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: May 21, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-11509 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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