[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62773-62774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19800]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD347]


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 is convening a 
joint ad-hoc sub-panel of its Scientific and Statistical Committee 
(SSC) with members of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council's SSC to provide 
the Council with input on methods to designate Essential Fish Habitat 
and 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 webinar will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/120656441301753431. Call in 
information: Phone: +1 (415) 655-0060/Access Code: 596-061-701.
    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 joint SSC Subpanel, comprised of SSC members from both the New 
England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils, will meet to 
review methods for designating Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) and Habitat 
Areas of Particular Concern (HAPC). The review will address the 
following topics: (1) principles applied to improving EFH and HAPC 
designations; (2) methods for developing EFH text and maps including 
application of model-based approaches; (3) methods for identifying 
HAPC; and (4) recommendations for additional near- or longer-term work 
that might improve EFH or HAPC designations. The subpanel will provide 
a report summarizing their input. This input will be provided directly 
to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's EFH Fishery Management 
Action Team, the New England Fishery Management Council's Habitat Plan 
Development Team, as well as the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
Management Councils. There will be opportunities for public input and 
comment.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come 
before this panel 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.

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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 8, 2023.
Diane M. DeJames-Daly,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19800 Filed 9-12-23; 8:45 am]
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