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The Administrative/Budget 

Committee will discuss Draft Activities 

for Proposed Use of Administrative 

Award Carryover Funds and 

Information on Inflation Reduction Act 

Funding for the Regional Management 

Councils and Proposed Activities. 

The Mackerel Committee will review 

the Coastal migratory Pelagics Landings 

and Draft Framework Amendment 14: 

Modifications to Gulf Spanish Mackerel 

Catch Limits. 

At approximately 11:15 a.m., CDT, the 

Council will reconvene with a Call to 

Order, Announcements and 

Introductions, Adoption of Agenda and 

Approval of Minutes. The Council will 

receive a presentation Update on the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) on Wind Energy Development 

in the Gulf of Mexico and an update on 

NOAA Fisheries Efforts to Incorporate 

Feedback from Underserved 

Communities and other Stakeholders 

into a Southeast Equity and 

Environmental Justice Implementation 

Plan. 

The Council will hold public 

comment testimony from 2 p.m. to 5 

p.m., CDT for Final Action Items: 

Comprehensive Amendment Addressing 

Electronic Reporting for Commercial 

Vessels and Modifications to 

Recreational and Commercial Greater 

Amberjack Management Measures; 

including, open testimony on other 

fishery issues or concerns. Public 

comment may begin earlier than 2 p.m. 

CDT but will not conclude before that 

time. Persons wishing to give public 

testimony in-person must register at the 

registration kiosk in the meeting room. 

Persons wishing to give public 

testimony virtually must sign up via the 

link on the Council website. 

Registration for virtual testimony is 

open at the start of the meeting, 

Monday, October 23rd at 8 a.m., CDT 

and closes one hour before public 

testimony begins on Wednesday, 

October 25th at 1 p.m. CDT. Public 

testimony may end before the published 

agenda time if all registered in-person 

and virtual participants have completed 

their testimony. 

Thursday, October 26, 2023; 8 a.m.– 

4:15 p.m., CDT 

The Council will receive Committee 

reports from Data Collection, Shrimp, 

Closed Session, Reef Fish, Ecosystem, 

Administrative/Budget, and Mackerel 

Management Committees. The Council 

will receive updates from the following 

supporting agencies: Florida Law 

Enforcement Efforts; South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council; NOAA 

Office of Law Enforcement (OLE); Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commission; 

U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; and Department of State. 

The Council will discuss any Other 

Business items. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be a hybrid meeting; 

both in-person and virtual participation 

available. You may register for the 

webinar to listen-in only by visiting 

www.gulfcouncil.org and click on the 

Council meeting on the calendar. 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/3383291116212545537. 

The timing and order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change as 

required to effectively address the issue, 

and the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

website as they become available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

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 that the public 

has been notified of the Council’s intent 

to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid or 

accommodations should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least 

15 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD412] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold a public 

webinar to collect input on NOAA 

Fisheries’ Draft Climate Governance 

Policy. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, October 16, 2023, from 2 p.m. 

until 4 p.m., EDT. For agenda details, 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted prior to the meeting at 

www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

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: The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will host a webinar to collect 

public input on NOAA Fisheries’ Draft 

Climate Governance Policy. Comments 

provided during the webinar will be 

compiled for submission to NOAA 

Fisheries. Instructions for submitting 

written comments are available at: 

https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfsclimate-governance-policy. 

In May 2023, NOAA Fisheries 

released a draft procedural directive 

titled ‘‘Guidance on Council Authority 

for Preparing Fishery Management Plans 

for Stocks that May Extend across the 

Geographic Areas of more than one 

Council, pursuant to MSA § 304(f)’’ 

(also referred to as the ‘‘Climate 

Governance Policy’’). Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA), each of the eight regional fishery 

management councils has responsibility 

for fisheries within specified geographic 

areas and is required to prepare and 

submit fishery management plans 

(FMPs) for fisheries that ‘‘require 

conservation and management.’’ In 

situations where a fishery extends 

beyond the geographic area of any one 

Council, section 304(f) of the MSA 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to 

either designate a single Council to 

prepare an FMP or require two or more 

Councils to prepare an FMP jointly. The 

draft policy is intended to provide 

guidance on when and how the 

Secretary will review and assign 

management authority over existing 

(and potentially new) fisheries found 

across more than one Council 

jurisdiction. NOAA Fisheries has stated 

that additional guidance is needed to 


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address governance issues associated 

with climate-related shifts in stock 

distributions. 

Given the Mid-Atlantic Council’s 

shared regional boundaries with two 

other East coast Councils, as well as the 

number of Mid-Atlantic stocks that 

extend beyond the Council region 

boundaries, this policy has the potential 

to directly impact a number of MidAtlantic Council fishery management 

plans. The purpose of this webinar is to 

inform Mid-Atlantic Council 

stakeholders on the development of this 

draft policy, and to ensure that Council 

stakeholders have the opportunity to 

provide feedback to NOAA Fisheries on 

this issue. 

Additional information, background 

documents, and instructions for 

providing written comments will be 

posted to the Council’s website at: 

https://www.mafmc.org/actions/nmfsclimate-governance-policy. 

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: September 26, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21455 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD417] 

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. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a hybrid meeting of its 

Scallop Advisory Panel 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, November 1, 2023, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: This meeting will be 

held at the Fairfield Inn/Waypoint 

Event Center, 185 MacArthur Drive, 

New Bedford, MA 02740, Phone (774) 

634–2000. 

Webinar URL information: https://

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/

6354731240783343452. 

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 Advisory Panel will review 

Framework Adjustment (FW) 38: 

Receive an update and provide input on 

a range of potential access area and DAS 

allocations for the 2024 and 2025 

fishing years. Council staff will update 

the group on any modifications the 

Council may make to the scope of this 

action at the September Council 

meeting. FW 38 will set specifications 

including ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, 

access area allocations, total allowable 

landings for the Northern Gulf of Maine 

(NGOM) management area, targets for 

General Category incidental catch, 

General Category access area trips, and 

set-asides for the observer and research 

programs for fishing year 2024 and 

default specifications for fishing year 

2025. They also plan to discuss the 

Northern Edge Framework: Receive an 

update on progress and review the 

timeline for this action. They will also 

develop recommendations for possible 

2024 scallop work priorities. 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, Ph.D., 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 26, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD383] 

Endangered Species; File No. 27686 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application 

and conservation plan for renewal of an 

incidental take permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, 

Incorporated (hereinafter ‘Clearwater’) 

has applied in due form to renew a 

permit pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). 

The renewal permit application is for 

the incidental take of Atlantic sturgeon 

(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) and 

shortnose sturgeon (A. brevirostrum) 

associated with the otherwise lawful 

environmental education program 

conducted on the Hudson River, New 

York. The education program uses small 

otter trawls and beach seines to collect 

fish and invertebrate specimens that are 

held onboard the vessels for educational 

purposes. The duration of the proposed 

permit is 10 years. NMFS is providing 

this notice in order to allow other 

agencies and the public an opportunity 

to review and comment on the 

application materials. All comments 

received will become part of the public 

record and will be available for review. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) on or before 

October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The application is available 

for download and review at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

endangered-species-conservation/ 

incidental-take-permits and at https://

www.regulations.gov. The application is 

also available upon request (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

You may submit comments on this 

document, identified by NOAA–NMFS– 


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