[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 87568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25586]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE434]


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.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a hybrid meeting of its Scallop Committee 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 Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 9 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn, Boston 
Logan, 100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02110; telephone: (617) 567-5678.
    Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwudeytqTgqGt2VX_ZiPQpjvC-fTkgSM1YO.
    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 Scallop Committee will meet to discuss: Framework 39 (FW39): 
Review specifications alternatives in FW39 and select final preferred 
alternatives. FW39 will set specifications including the overfishing 
limit (OFL), acceptable biological catch/annual catch limit (ABC/ACLs), 
days-at-sea (DAS), access area allocations for Limited Access (LA) 
vessels, quota and access area trip allocation to the Limited Access 
General Category (LAGC) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) component, Total 
Allowable Landings (TAL) for the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM) 
management area, a target-Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for LAGC 
incidental catch and set-asides for the observer and research programs 
for fishing year 2025, and default specifications for fishing year 
2026. This action also considers modifying the seasonal bycatch closure 
of Area II to improve yield and reduce impacts to northern windowpane 
flounder and modifying the possession prohibition for NGOM-permitted 
scallop vessels on a declared NGOM trip to possess scallops outside of 
the NGOM management area. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 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: October 30, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25586 Filed 11-1-24; 8:45 am]
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