68570 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices 

Time and Date 

The meeting will be November 14, 15, 

and 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern 

time, and will be accessible by webinar 

and teleconference. Access information 

for the public will be posted at https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

partners/marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee-meeting-materials-andsummaries by October 30, 2023. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant, at 

(301) 427–8038, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: September 29, 2023. 

Heidi Lovett, 

Acting Designated Federal Officer, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD443] 

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 joint public meeting of its 

Whiting Committee and 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 

Monday, November 20, 2023, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 

Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886; 

telephone: (401) 739–3000. 

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 Whiting Committee and Advisory 

Panel will meet to review alternatives 

for fishing year 2024–2026 annual catch 

limit specifications. The committee is 

expected to recommend preferred 

alternatives for approval at the 

December 2023 Council meeting. They 

will discuss potential future 

management priorities. 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: September 29, 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 

United States Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of new member 

solicitation for the United States 

Integrated Ocean Observing System 

(U.S. IOOS) Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is 

soliciting applications for membership 

on the United States Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Advisory Committee 

(the Committee), which is a Federal 

advisory committee. Members of the 

Committee will fulfill the requirements 

of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 

Observation System Act of 2009 (the 

Act). The Committee provides advice to 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere and to the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee on the planning, integrated 

design, operation, maintenance, 

enhancement, and expansion of the 

United States Integrated Ocean 

Observing System (U.S. IOOS). U.S. 

IOOS promotes research to develop, 

test, and deploy innovations and 

improvements in coastal and ocean 

observation technologies and modeling 

systems, addresses regional and national 

needs for ocean information, gathers 

data on key coastal, ocean, and Great 

Lakes variables and ensures timely and 

sustained dissemination and availability 

of these data for societal benefits. U.S. 

IOOS benefits national safety, the 

economy, and the environment through 

support for national defense, marine 

commerce and forecasting, navigation 

safety, weather, climate, energy siting 

and production, economic development, 

ecosystem-based management of marine 

and coastal areas, conservation of ocean 

and coastal resources and public safety. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted no later than January 2, 2024. 

Applications received after January 2, 

2024 may not be considered during this 

membership application cycle, but may 

be considered for future membership 

cycles. 

ADDRESSES: Submit an application for 

Committee membership, including 

cover letter, resume, and requested 

items below, to Laura Gewain via email 

Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. Please direct 

any questions regarding application 

submission to Laura Gewain via email 

or telephone: 240–533–9456. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisa Arzayus, 1315 East-West Highway, 

Station 2616, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 

Telephone: 240–533–9455; Email: 

Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act 

requires the establishment and 

administration of this Committee by the 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere. 

NOAA will hereby accept 

applications for membership on the 

Committee to fill ten vacancies that will 

occur on September 14, 2024. These 

appointments shall serve for a threeyear term, which will end September 

13, 2027. An individual so appointed 

may subsequently be appointed for an 

additional three-year term. The Act 


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