78288 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2024 / Notices 

Management Council to rebuild this 

stock. 

Dated: September 19, 2024. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21868 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] 

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Transboundary Management Guidance 

Committee and Steering Committee 

Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

proposed schedule and agenda of the 

October 1–2, 2024, Transboundary 

Management Guidance Committee 

(TMGC) and U.S./Canada 

Transboundary Resources Steering 

Committee meetings. The members will 

meet and discuss concerns regarding 

transboundary resources outlined in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

DATES: The TMGC meeting will be held 

October 1–2, 2024, and the Steering 

Committee meeting will be held on 

October 3, 2024. Daily start and end 

times are included in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: The hybrid meeting is being 

held at the Courtyard Boston 

Downtown/North Station Marriott, 107 

Beverly Street, Boston, Massachusetts 

02114. Space in the building is very 

limited, and any members of the public 

looking to attend in-person should reach 

out to Anjali Bhardwaj 

(Anjali.Bhardwaj@noaa.gov, 978–281– 

9293) for more information. Conference 

call and webinar access information for 

the TMGC meeting can be found here: 

https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/oct-1- 

3-2024-transboundary-managementguidance-committee-tmgc-meeting. 

Conference call and webinar access 

information for the Steering Committee 

meeting is located here: https://

www.nefmc.org/calendar/oct-3-2024-us-canada-transboundary-resourcessteering-committee-meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anjali Bhardwaj, Fishery Management 

Specialist, Anjali.Bhardwaj@noaa.gov, 

978–281–9293. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Agenda 

The below agenda is subject to 

change. 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 From 9:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

• 9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m., Introductions and 

Discussion of Agenda 

• 9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m., Management 

Update 

• 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m., Review and 

Discuss Domestic Science 

Information: 2024 Allocation Shares 

• 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m., 2024 Domestic 

Science Information: Yellowtail 

Flounder 

• 10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m., 2024 Domestic 

Science Information: Atlantic Cod 

• 11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m., Break 

• 11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m., 2024 Domestic 

Science Information: Haddock 

• 12:45 p.m.–2 p.m., Lunch 

• 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m., Discussion of 

Guidance for 2025 Fishing Year 

• 3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m., Break 

• 3:45 p.m.–5 p.m., Continued 

Discussion of Guidance for 2025 

Fishing Year 

• 5 p.m., Adjourn 

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 From 9:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

• 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m., Preparation of 

Guidance Document for 2025 Fishing 

Year 

• 10:45 a.m.–11 a.m., Break 

• 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Preparation of 

Guidance Document for 2025 Fishing 

Year 

• 12 p.m.–1 p.m., Lunch 

• 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m., CY 2025 Scientific 

Process Discussion 

• 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m., Break 

• 2:45 p.m.–4:30 p.m., Other Business 

• 4:30 p.m., Adjourn 

Thursday, October 3, 2024 From 8:30 

a.m. to 11:55 a.m. 

• 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m., Introductory 

Remarks from Steering Committee CoChairs 

• 8:45 a.m.–9:15 a.m., Species at Risk 

Working Group Updates 

• 9:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m., Domestic Stock 

Assessment Summaries 

• 9:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m., Scientific 

Coordination Discussion 

• 10:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m., TMGC Report 

• 11:15 a.m.–11:35 a.m., Other Business 

as Needed 

• 11:35 a.m.–11:55 a.m., Closing 

Remarks 

Since the delineation of the 

international maritime boundary line in 

1984, also known as the Hague Line, the 

United States and Canada have 

collaborated closely to sustainably 

manage shared transboundary fisheries 

resources, including Eastern Georges 

Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank 

haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail 

flounder stocks. In 2000, the TMGC was 

established to provide guidance to both 

countries on the management and 

shared catch advice for these 

transboundary fish stocks. The 

arrangement also allows for 

collaboration and the opportunity to 

provide feedback on domestic scientific 

processes while also coordinating 

research and enforcement activities. 

Representatives from NOAA Fisheries 

and the New England Fishery 

Management Council serve on the U.S. 

delegation to the TMGC to recommend 

shared catch advice annually. Catch 

advice is based on the best scientific 

information available and an agreed 

upon resource sharing allocation 

formula that considers historical 

proportions of fishery landings by U.S. 

and Canadian fishermen, as well as 

resource distribution based on trawl 

surveys. The 2023 Transboundary 

Management Committee Guidance 

Document, which summarizes last 

year’s meeting, can be located online at 

https://www.nefmc.org/calendar/sep-11- 

12-2023-transboundary-managementguidance-committee-tmgc-meeting. 

Dated: September 19, 2024. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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