New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 77475 [2024-21692]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE300]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
holding a hybrid meeting of its
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) 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, October 9, 2024, beginning
at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will be
held at the Hilton Providence, 21
Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903;
telephone: (401) 831–3900.
Webinar Registration information:
https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/
register/WN_PcPsOJlDT3K-IgFdnfJZfA.
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Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950
Cate
O’Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
77475
Dated: September 18, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will meet to review
the information provided by the
Council’s Scallop Plan Development
Team (PDT) and recommend the
overfishing limits (OFL) and acceptable
biological catches (ABC) for Atlantic sea
scallops for fishing years (FY) 2025–
2026. They will also review the
information provided by the Council’s
Groundfish PDT, review stock
assessment information and recommend
the OFLs and ABCs for witch flounder
for FY 2025–2027.
The SSC will review draft outcomes
of the 8th National Workshop of the
Council Coordination Committee’s
Scientific and Statistical Subcommittee
held in August 2024 and discuss
potential next steps for the SSC. They
also plan to review outcomes of the May
2024 workshop on Implementing Social
Science Methods for Fisheries DecisionMaking, discuss a proposal for a formal
committee on social science; discuss
potential next steps for the SSC. 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.
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Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Geophysical Surveys
Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the
Gulf of Mexico
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of letter of
authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, its implementing
regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA
Regulations for Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Geophysical
Surveys Related to Oil and Gas
Activities in the Gulf of Mexico,
notification is hereby given that NMFS
has issued a Letter of Authorization
(LOA) to LLOG Exploration Offshore,
LLC (LLOG) for the take of marine
mammals incidental to geophysical
survey activity in the Gulf of Mexico
(GOM).
SUMMARY:
The LOA is effective from
September 16, 2024, through April 19,
2026.
ADDRESSES: The LOA, LOA request, and
supporting documentation are available
online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
incidental-take-authorization-oil-andgas-industry-geophysical-surveyactivity-gulf-mexico. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachel Wachtendonk, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE300]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
holding a hybrid meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) 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, October 9, 2024,
beginning at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will be held at the Hilton
Providence, 21 Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401)
831-3900.
Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PcPsOJlDT3K-IgFdnfJZfA.
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:
Agenda
The Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will meet to review
the information provided by the Council's Scallop Plan Development Team
(PDT) and recommend the overfishing limits (OFL) and acceptable
biological catches (ABC) for Atlantic sea scallops for fishing years
(FY) 2025-2026. They will also review the information provided by the
Council's Groundfish PDT, review stock assessment information and
recommend the OFLs and ABCs for witch flounder for FY 2025-2027.
The SSC will review draft outcomes of the 8th National Workshop of
the Council Coordination Committee's Scientific and Statistical
Subcommittee held in August 2024 and discuss potential next steps for
the SSC. They also plan to review outcomes of the May 2024 workshop on
Implementing Social Science Methods for Fisheries Decision-Making,
discuss a proposal for a formal committee on social science; discuss
potential next steps for the SSC. 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: September 18, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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