New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 87568 [2024-25586]

Download as PDF 87568 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 213 / Monday, November 4, 2024 / Notices Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering the title of the collection. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–25608 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration A detailed agenda and background documents will be made available on the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org) prior to the meeting. Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aid should be directed to Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C 1801 et seq. Dated: October 30, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [RTID 0648–XE424] Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting [FR Doc. 2024–25588 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda details. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place over webinar using the Webex platform with a telephone-only connection option. Details on how to connect to the webinar by computer and by telephone will be available at: www.mafmc.org/ ssc. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331; website: www.mafmc.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During this meeting, the SSC will provide revised Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) recommendations for the 2025 Spiny Dogfish fishing year. At their October 2024 meeting, the Council reviewed the stock status and performance of the Spiny Dogfish fishery and deferred action on modifying 2025 Spiny Dogfish specifications until their December meeting. The Council requested the SSC calculate a revised ABC equal to the catch associated with a 50% probability of overfishing under a suspension of the Council’s risk policy. The SSC may take up any other business as necessary. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Nov 01, 2024 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XE434] 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 hybrid meeting of its Scallop 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 Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn, Boston Logan, 100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02110; telephone: (617) 567–5678. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tJwudeytqTgqGt2VX_ ZiPQpjvC-fTkgSM1YO. 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: select final preferred alternatives. FW39 will set specifications including the overfishing limit (OFL), acceptable biological catch/annual catch limit (ABC/ACLs), days-at-sea (DAS), access area allocations for Limited Access (LA) vessels, quota and access area trip allocation to the Limited Access General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) component, Total Allowable Landings (TAL) for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) management area, a target-Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for LAGC incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs for fishing year 2025, and default specifications for fishing year 2026. This action also considers modifying the seasonal bycatch closure of Area II to improve yield and reduce impacts to northern windowpane flounder and modifying the possession prohibition for NGOM-permitted scallop vessels on a declared NGOM trip to possess scallops outside of the NGOM management area. 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 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: October 30, 2024. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Agenda [FR Doc. 2024–25586 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] The Scallop Committee will meet to discuss: Framework 39 (FW39): Review specifications alternatives in FW39 and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 87568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25586]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE434]


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 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 Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn, Boston 
Logan, 100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02110; telephone: (617) 567-5678.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwudeytqTgqGt2VX_ZiPQpjvC-fTkgSM1YO.
    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 (FW39): 
Review specifications alternatives in FW39 and select final preferred 
alternatives. FW39 will set specifications including the overfishing 
limit (OFL), acceptable biological catch/annual catch limit (ABC/ACLs), 
days-at-sea (DAS), access area allocations for Limited Access (LA) 
vessels, quota and access area trip allocation to the Limited Access 
General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) component, Total 
Allowable Landings (TAL) for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) 
management area, a target-Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for LAGC 
incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs 
for fishing year 2025, and default specifications for fishing year 
2026. This action also considers modifying the seasonal bycatch closure 
of Area II to improve yield and reduce impacts to northern windowpane 
flounder and modifying the possession prohibition for NGOM-permitted 
scallop vessels on a declared NGOM trip to possess scallops outside of 
the NGOM management area. 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: October 30, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25586 Filed 11-1-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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