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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually using GoTo Webinar. 

Registration is required to attend the 

meeting. You can register for the 

meeting using the link provided: https:// 

attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 

3855954734540627291. 

Attendance will be limited to the first 

500 individuals to join the virtual 

meeting room. Refer to the IMDCC 

website at https://marinedebris.

noaa.gov/our-work/IMDCC for the most 

up-to-date information on the agenda 

and how to participate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ya’el Seid-Green, Executive Secretariat, 

IMDCC, Marine Debris Program; Phone 

240–622–5910; Email yael.seid-green@

noaa.gov or visit the IMDCC website at 

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/ourwork/IMDCC. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

IMDCC is a multi-agency body 

responsible for coordinating a 

comprehensive program of marine 

debris research and activities among 

Federal agencies, in cooperation and 

coordination with non-governmental 

organizations, industry, academia, 

States, Tribes, and other nations, as 

appropriate. Representatives meet to 

share information, assess and promote 

best management practices, and 

coordinate the Federal Government’s 

efforts to address marine debris. 

The Marine Debris Act establishes the 

IMDCC (33 U.S.C. 1954). The IMDCC 

submits biennial progress reports to 

Congress with updates on activities, 

achievements, strategies, and 

recommendations. NOAA serves as the 

Chairperson of the IMDCC. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance on September 24, 2024, from 

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. There will not be 

a public comment period. The meeting 

will not be recorded. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The open meeting will include a 

presentation from the Executive Director 

of the Marine Debris Foundation and a 

presentation from a National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

summer intern on relevant marine 

debris research. The agenda topics 

described are subject to change. The 

latest version of the agenda will be 

posted at https://marinedebris.

noaa.gov/our-work/IMDCC. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Closed captioning will 

be available. Requests for other auxiliary 

aids should be directed to Ya’el SeidGreen, Executive Secretariat at 

yael.seid-green@noaa.gov or 240–622– 

5910 by September 10, 2024. 

Scott Lundgren, 

Director, Office of Response and Restoration, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID NOAA–NOS–2024–0104] 

Request for Information; Data for 

Marine Spatial Studies in Guam 

AGENCY: National Centers for Coastal 

Ocean Science (NCCOS), National 

Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), Department of Commerce 

(DOC). 

ACTION: Notice; Request for information. 

SUMMARY: NOAA’s National Ocean 

Service (NOS) National Centers for 

Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), 

hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM), is working to build spatial 

planning capacity in Guam. Through 

this Request for Information, NOAA is 

seeking public input to identify coastal 

and marine spatial data or other critical 

information to inform marine spatial 

analyses in Guam. The input we receive 

from the data development workshop 

meeting, as well as the responses to the 

items listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document, 

will be used to inform potential coastal 

and ocean development activities in 

Guam, such as renewable energy 

development. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

provide input in response to this 

Request for Information through 

September 30, 2024. Late-filed input 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. 

Verbal input will be accepted during 

a public meeting to be held in Guam on 

September 12–13, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to provide input using one of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit 

electronic written public comments via 

the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

NOAA–NOS–2024–0104 in the Search 

box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NOAA will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

• Verbal submission: NOAA will 

accept verbal input at a data 

development workshop. The meeting 

will be held at The Guam Museum on 

Thursday September 12, 2024 from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time 

(ChST) and Friday, September 13, 2024 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ChST. There 

will be a registration window from 8:30 

a.m. to 9 a.m. (ChST) each day before 

the start of the meeting. Advanced 

registration is required for the meeting 

by completing the registration form at 

https://forms.gle/rRSUervCfyZXkyeG7 

or by providing an RSVP to Jessica 

Carlton at jessica.carlton@noaa.gov. The 

registration deadline is Friday, August 

30, 2024. 

Reports of meeting results will also be 

published and made available to the 

public in the weeks following the 

meeting. If you are unable to provide 

electronic written comments or 

participate in the meeting, please 

contact Jessica Carlton at 

jessica.carlton@noaa.gov or (919) 219– 

5960 for alternative submission 

methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Morris (james.morris@noaa.gov), 

(252) 666–7433. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

NOAA is an agency of the United 

States Federal Government that works to 

conserve and manage coastal and 

marine ecosystems and resources. 

NOAA works to make fisheries 

sustainable and productive, provide safe 

seafood to consumers, conserve 

threatened and endangered species and 

other protected resources, and maintain 

healthy ecosystems. NOAA has 

jurisdiction and responsibility for its 

marine trust resources in the Pacific as 

well as significant interest in supporting 

the resilience of coastal and marinedependent communities and promoting 

equity and environmental justice. For 

these reasons, it is important for NOAA 

to invest in research that informs marine 

spatial studies in the Pacific region, 

including socioeconomic research that 

ensures meaningful participation of 

local communities and supports 

equitable processes for planning and 


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siting of new and existing marine 

industries and conservation areas. 

NOAA has been engaged with the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) to support siting and 

environmental review for offshore wind 

energy areas in U.S. Federal waters 

(https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy) to ensure protection of trust 

resources in any offshore development 

activities. 

II. Purpose of This Request for 

Information 

The purpose of this Request for 

Information is to promote data 

development to inform marine spatial 

studies in Guam, with an emphasis on 

data needs for offshore wind energy. In 

addition to input received from the 

public through the electronic and verbal 

submissions, NOAA aims to inform the 

public about its coastal and ocean 

planning processes and capabilities, 

discuss the current data available for 

each ocean sector (e.g., national 

security, fisheries, industry, natural 

resources, cultural and historical 

resources), and gather ideas for other 

data sources. NOAA hopes to come out 

of the meetings with a strengthened 

relationship with the public and a list 

of best available data and data gaps. 

III. Specific Information Requested To 

Inform Marine Spatial Studies in Guam 

Through this Request for Information, 

NOAA seeks written public input to 

inform marine spatial studies in Guam. 

NOAA is particularly interested in 

receiving input concerning the items 

listed below. Responses to this Request 

for Information are voluntary, and 

respondents need not reply to items 

listed. When providing input, please 

specify if you are providing general 

feedback on marine spatial studies and/ 

or if you are responding to one of the 

specific item number(s) below: 

(1) Specific datasets related to ocean 

sectors, natural resources, and/or 

human activities you recommend 

NOAA use in marine spatial studies. 

(2) Major concerns you have related to 

use of any specific datasets that may be 

used in marine spatial studies. 

(3) Major concerns you have related to 

gaps in scientific knowledge or data that 

could impact marine spatial planning 

efforts. 

(4) Specific data or information you 

recommend NOAA or other partners 

collect, if it is not currently available or 

has not been previously collected. 

(5) Ways in which NOAA can better 

engage and collaborate with the public 

and local communities to promote 

economic, social, and ecological 

resilience as well as protect trust 

resources. 

Dated: September 3, 2024. 

Sean Corson, 

Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science, National Ocean Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

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[RTID 0648–XE261] 

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, NEFMC) 

will hold a three-day hybrid meeting 

with both in-person and remote 

participation to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 through 

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 

beginning at 9 a.m. all three days. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will 

take place at the Beauport Hotel, 55 

Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA 

01930; telephone: (978) 282–0008; 

online at https://

www.beauporthotel.com. Join the 

webinar at https://attendee.

gotowebinar.com/register/ 

244255849872817749. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; 

telephone (978) 465–0492; 

www.nefmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext. 113. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 

After brief announcements, a 

representative from the Greater Atlantic 

Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) will 

swear in new and reappointed Council 

members. Then, the Council will hold 

its annual election of officers before 

receiving reports on recent activities 

from its Chair and Executive Director, 

the GARFO Regional Administrator’s 

representative, the Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center (NEFSC) Director, the 

NOAA Office of General Counsel, the 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council liaison, and representatives 

from the Atlantic States Marine 

Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), the 

U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA’s Office of Law 

Enforcement, and the NMFS Highly 

Migratory Species Advisory Panel. Next, 

the Council will receive three 2024 

monitoring reports, which will be plan 

development team (PDT) overviews of 

the 2023 skate, small-mesh multispecies 

(whiting), and monkfish fisheries 

respectively. Following the monkfish 

monitoring report, the Council will 

receive a presentation on improvements 

to the Monkfish Research Set-Aside 

(RSA) Program as recommended by 

2023 Monkfish RSA Working Group. 

The Council then will engage in a 

discussion and determine how it 

intends to address future monitoring 

and/or fishery performance reports. 

Following the lunch break, members 

of the public will have the opportunity 

to speak during an open comment 

period on issues that relate to Council 

business but are not included on the 

published agenda for this meeting. The 

Council asks the public to limit remarks 

to 3–5 minutes. These comments will be 

received both in person and through the 

webinar. A guide for how to publicly 

comment through the webinar is 

available on the Council website at 

https://s3.amazonaws.com/nefmc.org/ 

NEFMC-meeting-remote-participation_

generic.pdf. Next, the chair of a 

subpanel of the Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will present 

the subpanel’s review of a potential new 

method for determining scallop dredge 

survey sampling design and strata. 

Following this presentation, the Scallop 

Committee will provide a progress 

report on Framework Adjustment 39 to 

the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 

Management Plan, including a 

preliminary overview of the 2024 

scallop survey season. Framework 39 is 

being developed to set 2025 scallop 

fishing year specifications and 2026 

default specifications, revise flatfish 

accountability measures (AMs), and 

provide measures to allow Northern 

Gulf of Maine (NGOM) permit holders 

fishing on directed scallop trips in the 

NGOM Management Area to possess 

scallops south of 42° 20′. The Council 

also will receive an update on 2024 

scallop work priorities. Lastly, the 

Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) 

will report on NTAP’s full panel 

meeting in July and an August working 


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