Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2023 / Notices 89375 

3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

Instructions for attending the meeting 

via video conference are given under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Watson, Council staff; phone; 

(907) 271–2809; email: Nicole.watson@

noaa.gov. For technical support, please 

contact our admin Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Thursday, January 11, 2024 

The SSC Research Priorities subgroup 

will be reviewing research priorities to 

provide recommendations to the SSC at 

the February 2024 meeting. Research 

priorities submitted through the new 

online process that do not clearly fit 

with expertise available from other 

NPFMC plan teams will be reviewed. 

The agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at https:// 

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

3026 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/3026. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https:// 

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

3026. 

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

Dated: December 21, 2023. 

Alyssa Lynn Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28520 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD603] 

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 public meeting of its Joint 

Herring Committee and Advisory Panel 

via webinar 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, January 12, 2024, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL 

information: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

4255528249751434588. 

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 Herring Committee and Advisory 

Panel will meet to discuss Amendment 

10 (to minimize user conflicts related to 

the Atlantic herring fishery): review 

work from the Herring Plan 

Development Team including a draft 

scoping document, draft schedule for 

public hearings, and compiling the past 

public record relevant to this action. 

This action will also consider river 

herring and shad management measures 

(e.g., catch caps or time/area closures). 

They will also plan for the work ahead 

in Council Priorities for Herring for 

2024 as well as make recommendations, 

as appropriate. 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: December 21, 2023. 

Alyssa Lynn Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28522 Filed 12–26–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD569] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific 

Observer Program Standard Ex-Vessel 

Prices 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notification of standard exvessel prices. 

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes standard exvessel prices for groundfish and halibut 

for the calculation of the observer fee 

under the North Pacific Observer 

Program (Observer Program). This 

notice is intended to provide 

information to vessel owners, 

processors, registered buyers, and other 

Observer Program participants about the 

standard ex-vessel prices that will be 

used to calculate the observer fee for 

landings of groundfish and halibut 

made in 2024. NMFS will send invoices 

to processors and registered buyers 

subject to the fee by January 15, 2025. 

Fees are due to NMFS on or before 

February 15, 2025. 

DATES: The standard prices are valid on 

January 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions about the observer fee 

and standard ex-vessel prices, contact 

Amy Hadfield at (907) 586–7376. For 

questions about the fee billing process, 

contact Charmaine Weeks at (907) 586– 

7231. Additional information about the 

Observer Program is available on NMFS 

Alaska Region’s website at https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/ 

fisheries-observers/north-pacificobserver-program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Regulations at 50 CFR part 679, 

subpart E, governing the Observer 

Program, require the deployment of 

NMFS-certified observers (observers) 

and electronic monitoring (EM) systems 


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