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and implementing the integrated 

strategy under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c), 

including subsequent updates and 

reevaluations. The SWAG shall also 

conduct a comprehensive survey of the 

needs of users of space weather 

products to identify the space weather 

research, observations, forecasting, 

prediction, and modeling advances 

required to improve space weather 

products, as required by 51 U.S.C. 

60601(d)(3). 

Matters To Be Considered 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. During the meeting, the SWAG 

will discuss the PROSWIFT Act, 51 

U.S.C. 60601 et seq., directed duties of 

the SWAG including the required 51 

U.S.C. 60601(d)(3) user survey. The full 

agenda and meeting materials will be 

published on the SWAG website: 

https://www.weather.gov/swag. 

Additional Information and Public 

Comments 

The meeting will be held over one full 

day and will be conducted in a virtual 

manner (for meeting details see 

ADDRESSES). Please register for the 

meeting through the website: https://

www.weather.gov/swag. 

This event is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. For all other special 

accommodation requests, please contact 

amy.macpherson@noaa.gov. This 

webinar is a NOAA public meeting and 

will be recorded and transcribed. If you 

have a public comment, you 

acknowledge you will be recorded and 

are aware you can opt out of the 

meeting. Participation in the meeting 

constitutes consent to the recording. 

Both the meeting minutes and 

presentations will be posted to the 

SWAG website https://

www.weather.gov/swag. The agenda, 

speakers and times are subject to 

change. For updates, please check the 

SWAG website https://

www.weather.gov/swag. 

Public comments directed to the 

SWAG members and SWAG related 

topics are encouraged. For other written 

public comments, please email 

amy.macpherson@noaa.gov by March 

22, 2024. Written comments received 

after this date will be distributed to the 

SWAG but may not be reviewed prior to 

the meeting date. As time allows, public 

comments will be read into the public 

record during the meeting. Advance 

comments will be collated and posted to 

the meeting website. 

Dated: February 9, 2024. 

Michael Farrar, 

Director, National Centers for Environmental 

Prediction, National Weather Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

conducting six scoping meetings to 

solicit comments regarding the rang of 

alternatives to consider in Amendment 

10 (A10) to the Atlantic Herring Fishery 

Management Plan to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The 

Council is proposing to take action 

through A10 to address spatial and 

temporal allocation and management of 

Atlantic herring at the management unit 

level to minimize user conflicts, 

contribute to optimum yield and 

support rebuilding of the resource. The 

Council is also proposing to take action 

to enhance river herring (alewife and 

blueback herring) and shad (American 

shad and hickory shad) avoidance and 

other catch reduction measures to better 

support ongoing coastwide restoration 

efforts for those species. The Council is 

scheduling the scoping meetings in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and the National Environmental 

Policy Act. A summary of public 

comments received will be provided to 

the Council for formal consideration 

and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: These meetings and webinars 

will be held between the dates of 

Friday, March 1, 2024 and Monday, 

April 22, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for more details on specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: 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: 

1. Friday, March 1, 2024, 1–2:30 p.m., 

Samoset Resort Hotel, 220 Warrenton 

Street, Rockport, ME 04856; 

2. Monday, March 4, 2024, 6–8 p.m., 

Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, 

Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

3. Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6–8 p.m., 

Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive, South 

Kingstown, RI 02879; 

4. Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 6–8 

p.m., Hampton Inn, 12 Kendall Rae 

Place, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532; 

5. Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 6–8 

p.m., Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan 

Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355, also via 

webinar. Please register for the webinar 

here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/3372208096915656544. 

6. Monday, April 22, 2024, from 6–8 

p.m. via webinar. Please register for the 

webinar here: https://attendee.

gotowebinar.com/register/

3923008446850127706. 

Public comments: The public 

comment deadline is 8 a.m. EST on 

Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Mail to Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, 

MA 01950. Mark the outside of the 

envelope ‘‘Atlantic Herring Amendment 

10 Scoping Comments’’. Comments may 

also be sent via email to comments@

nefmc.org—with ‘‘Atlantic Herring 

Amendment 10 Scoping Comments’’ in 

the subject line. 

Agenda 

Council staff will brief the public on 

the A10 scoping document before 

receiving comments. These meetings 

will begin promptly at the time 

indicated above. If all attendees who 

wish to do so have provided their 

comments prior to the end time 

indicated, the meeting may conclude 

early. To the extent possible, the 

Council may extend scoping meetings 

beyond the end time indicated above to 

accommodate all attendees who wish to 

speak. 

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 these meetings. 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. 


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Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are 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: February 12, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of hybrid meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Scallop 

Plan Team will meet in Alaska. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m., AK time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a 

hybrid meeting. Attend in person in the 

Chiniak room at the Kodiak Fish and 

Game office, 351 Research Court, 

Kodiak, AK 99615, or join online 

through the link at https://meetings.

npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3035. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Ste. 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: 

Sarah Rheinsmith, Council staff; phone: 

(907) 271–2809; email: 

sarah.rheinsmith@noaa.gov. For 

technical support, please contact our 

admin Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 

The agenda will include: (a) 2023 

state dredge survey results; (b) statewide 

fishery performance; (c) research 

updates; (d) Scallop FMP amendments; 

(e) stock status, OFL and ABC 

determination; (f) socioeconomic 

considerations; (g) status of assessment 

development; and (h) other business. 

The agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at https:// 

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

3035 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/3035. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://meetings.

npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/3035. 

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

Dated: February 12, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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