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regulations for regional fishery 

management council members. 

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, NOAA Fisheries will 

provide a presentation on the proposed 

rule for electronic reporting 

requirements for Atlantic Highly 

Migratory Species. The Enforcement 

Committee then will offer input on the 

On-Demand Fishing Gear Conflict 

Working Group’s recommendations for 

changes to gear-marking regulations for 

three Council-managed fixed-gear 

fisheries: Northeast multispecies 

(groundfish), monkfish, and Atlantic 

deep-sea red crab. Representatives from 

the Woods Hole Oceanographic 

Institution (WHOI) will provide a 

presentation on WHOI’s project titled 

‘‘Locking Away Carbon on the Northeast 

Shelf and Slope’’ (LOC–NESS). Lastly, 

the Council will receive a report on the 

Eighth National Scientific Coordination 

Subcommittee (SCS8), as well as followups by the Council Coordination 

Committee and the New England 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC). Following the 

adjournment of official business, the 

Council will host a public outreach 

session to foster open lines of 

communication among Council 

members, staff, industry, and all 

meeting attendees. This event will be 

held in the same hotel as the meeting 

itself—the Hotel Viking in Newport, RI. 

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 

The Council will begin the second 

day of its meeting with a discussion of 

2025 spiny dogfish specifications, 

which will include: (1) a review of 

recommendations from the Spiny 

Dogfish Committee, Spiny Dogfish 

Monitoring Committee, the Mid-Atlantic 

Council’s SSC, and the Spiny Dogfish 

Advisory Panel; (2) a review of 

previously adopted 2025 specifications 

and management measures; and (3) 

consideration of whether any changes 

are needed. The Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center then will provide a 

summary of the September 2024 

Management Track Stock Assessments 

for American plaice, Gulf of Maine 

haddock, Georges Bank haddock, 

Atlantic pollock, witch flounder, and 

Atlantic halibut. The Scientific and 

Statistical Committee chair then will 

provide the SSC’s overfishing limit 

(OFL) and acceptable biological catch 

(ABC) recommendations for Atlantic sea 

scallops, witch flounder, American 

plaice, Gulf of Maine haddock, Georges 

Bank haddock, pollock, and Atlantic 

halibut. 

Following the lunch break, the 

Council will review, discuss, and 

approve the Transboundary 

Management Guidance Committee’s 

(TMGC) recommendations for 2025 total 

allowable catches (TACs) for three 

shared U.S./Canada groundfish 

resources on Georges Bank—Eastern 

Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank 

haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail 

flounder. The Groundfish Committee 

report will follow. The Council will take 

final action on Framework Adjustment 

69 to the Northeast Multispecies 

(Groundfish) Fishery Management Plan, 

which will: (1) set specifications for 

several groundfish stocks for fishing 

years 2025–2027; (2) set U.S./Canada 

TACs for 2025; (3) incorporate revisions 

to scallop fishery flatfish accountability 

measure (AM) triggers; and (4) set 

measures to address Phase 1 of the 

Council’s Atlantic cod management 

transition plan. The Council then will 

adjourn for the day. 

Thursday, December 5, 2024 

The Council will lead off the third 

day of its meeting with the Scallop 

Committee report and take final action 

on Framework Adjustment 39 to the 

Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery 

Management Plan. Framework 39 

includes: (1) 2025 fishing year 

specifications; (2) 2026 default 

specifications; (3) revisions to Scallop 

Access Area II seasonal closures to 

reduce flatfish bycatch and improve 

scallop yield; and (4) 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 then will receive an overview of 

the NOAA Fisheries National Seafood 

Strategy Implementation Plan. 

Following this presentation, the Council 

will discuss and take final action on 

2025 Council Priorities for all fishery 

management plans and other Council 

responsibilities before closing out the 

meeting with other business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on this agenda may come 

before the 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 Fishery Conservation and 

Management 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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Executive Director 

Cate O’Keefe (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: November 8, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE468] 

North Pacific 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 North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will meet in 

December. The meetings will be held 

via hybrid conference. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

December 2, 2024, through December 

10, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and 

times. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a 

hybrid conference. The in-person 

component of the meeting will be held 

at the Egan Center, 555 W 5th Ave, 

Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the 

meeting online through the links at 

https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 

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

Instructions for attending the meeting 


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via web conference are given under 

Connection Information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 

diana.evans@noaa.gov; telephone: (907) 

271–2809. For technical support, please 

contact our Council administrative staff, 

email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. on 

Monday, December 2, 2024, and 

continue through Wednesday, December 

4, 2024. The Council’s Advisory Panel 

(AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 

December 3, 2024, and continue through 

Friday, December 6, 2024. The Council 

will begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, 

December 5, 2024, and continue through 

Tuesday, December 10, 2024. The 

Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Committee will meet Monday, 

December 2, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. The Charter Halibut Management 

Committee will meet Tuesday, 

December 3, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Both committee meetings will be held in 

the North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council’s Conference Room; 1007 W 3rd 

Ave, Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501– 

2252. All times listed are Alaska Time. 

Agenda 

Monday, December 2, 2024 through 

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

1. Administrative Issues 

2. Bering Sea Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 

Groundfish Specifications—review 

Bering Sea (BS) and AI (Aleutian 

Islands) Ecosystem Status Reports 

(ESR), Stock Assessment and Fishery 

Evaluation (SAFE) report; adopt 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)/ 

Over Fishing Limits (OFLs); Joint 

Groundfish Plan Teams and BSAI 

Groundfish Plan Team reports 

3. Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Groundfish 

harvest specifications—review GOA 

ESR, SAFE report; adopt Total 

Allowable Catch (TAC)/ABC/OFLs; 

GOA Groundfish Plan Team report 

4. BSAI Crab specifications—review 

Norton Sound red king crab (NSRKC) 

SAFE report chapter and adopt ABC/ 

OFL; BSAI Crab Plan Team report 

The agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at https:// 

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

3067 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

In addition to providing ongoing 

scientific advice for fishery management 

decisions, the SSC functions as the 

Council’s primary peer review panel for 

scientific information, as described by 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act section 

302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 

2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peerreview process is also deemed to satisfy 

the requirements of the Information 

Quality Act, including the OMB Peer 

Review Bulletin guidelines. 

Monday, December 2, 2024 

IFQ Committee Agenda 

The IFQ Committee agenda will 

include: (a) IFQ program review; (b) 

committee draft Terms of Reference; and 

(c) other business. The agenda is subject 

to change, and the latest version will be 

posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/3060 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 

Charter Halibut Management Committee 

Agenda 

The Charter Halibut Management 

Committee agenda will include: (a) 2025 

management measures, and (b) other 

business. The agenda is subject to 

change, and the latest version will be 

posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/3068 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, Through 

Friday, December 6, 2024 

The Advisory Panel agenda will 

include the following issues: 

1. Administrative Issues 

2. Amendment 80 Program Review 

Report—Review 

3. BSAI Groundfish specifications— 

review BS and AI Ecosystem Status 

Reports, SAFE report; adopt TAC/ 

ABC/OFLs; Joint Groundfish Plan 

Teams and BSAI Groundfish Plan 

Team reports 

4. BSAI Crab arbitration—Discussion 

paper 

5. BSAI Crab C-shares—Discussion 

paper 

6. Climate planning: Review: (a) 

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) update 

and draft workplan, (b) Bering Sea 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan (BSFEP) 

Climate Change Taskforce (CCTF) 

final report, and (c) Alaska Fishery 

Science Center (AFSC) Climate, 

Ecosystems and Fisheries Initiative 

(CEFI) updates 

7. GOA Groundfish harvest 

specifications—review GOA 

Ecosystem Status Report, SAFE 

report; adopt TAC/ABC/OFLs; GOA 

Groundfish Plan Team report 

8. BSAI Crab specifications—review 

NSRKC SAFE report chapter and 

adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan 

Team report 

9. Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Program Review Report—review, IFQ 

Committee report 

10. 2025 Charter Halibut Annual 

Management Measures—Final action; 

Committee report 

11. Staff Tasking 

Thursday, December 5, 2024, Through 

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 

The Council agenda will include the 

following issues. The Council may take 

appropriate action on any of the issues 

identified. 

1. B Reports (Executive Director report, 

NMFS Management (including 

Northern Fur Seal Conservation Plan 

report, Final 2025 Annual 

Deployment Plan, year-end inseason 

management report, report on 

National Seafood Strategy, National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

changes), NOAA General Counsel 

(GC), NOAA Enforcement Report, 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game 

(ADF&G), United States Coast Guard 

(USCG), United States Fish and 

Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. State 

Department Report, Advisory Panel, 

SSC report) 

2. BSAI Groundfish specifications— 

review BS and AI ESRs, SAFE report; 

adopt TAC/ABC/OFLs; Joint 

Groundfish Plan Teams and BSAI 

Groundfish Plan Team reports 

3. GOA Groundfish harvest 

specifications—review GOA ESR, 

SAFE report; adopt TAC/ABC/OFLs; 

GOA Groundfish Plan Team report 

4. BSAI Crab specifications—review 

NSRKC SAFE report chapter and 

adopt ABC/OFL; BSAI Crab Plan 

Team report 

5. 2025 Charter Halibut Annual 

Management Measures—Final action; 

Committee report 

6. Climate planning: Review: (a) IRA 

update and draft workplan, (b) Bering 

Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan (BSFEP) 

Climate Change Taskforce (CCTF) 

final report, and (c) AFSC CEFI 

updates 

7. BSAI Crab arbitration—Discussion 

paper 

8. BSAI Crab C-shares—Discussion 

paper 

9. Amendment 80 Program Review 

Report—Review 

10. Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Program Review Report—review, IFQ 

Committee report 

11. Staff Tasking 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone, or by phone only. Connection 

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council-meetings. For technical support, 

please contact our administrative staff, 

email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

If you are attending the meeting inperson, please refer to the COVID 

avoidance protocols on our website, 

https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically through the links at 

https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. The Council strongly 

encourages written public comment for 

this meeting, to avoid any potential for 

technical difficulties to compromise oral 

testimony. The written comment period 

is open from November 15, 2024 to 

November 29, 2024, and closes at 12 

p.m. Alaska Time on Friday, November 

29, 2024. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before this 

group for discussion, those issues may 

not be the subject of formal action 

during these meetings. Actions 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 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

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

Dated: November 8, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Federal Advisory Committee 

Meeting—Defense Advisory Committee 

on Investigation, Prosecution, and 

Defense of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Advisory Committee on 

Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 

(DAC–IPAD) of Sexual Assault in the 

Armed Forces will take place. 

DATES: December 3, 2024, and December 

4, 2024. Day 1, open to the public from 

9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and day 2, open to 

the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the United States District Court for the 

District of Columbia, 333 Constitution 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001. For 

virtual access to the meeting, email your 

request along with your name and 

contact information to the DAC–IPAD 

public email at 

whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@

mail.mil. Further details are located in 

Meeting Accessibility below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dwight Sullivan, 703–695–1055 (Voice), 

dwight.h.sullivan.civ@mail.mil (Email). 

Mailing address is DAC IPAD, One 

Liberty Center, 875 N Randolph Street, 

Suite 150, Arlington, Virginia 22203. 

Website: https://dacipad.whs.mil/. The 

most up-to-date meeting agenda can be 

found on the website. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5 United 

States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known 

as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee 

Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’), the Government in 

the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 

552b, as amended), and 41 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) 102–3.140 

and 102–3.50. 

Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 

of the National Defense Authorization 

Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 

(Public Law (Pub. L.) 113–291), as 

modified by section 537 of the NDAA 

for FY 2016 (Pub. L. 114–92), Congress 

tasked the DAC–IPAD to advise the 

Secretary of Defense on the 

investigation, prosecution, and defense 

of allegations of rape, sexual assault, 

and other sexual misconduct involving 

members of the Armed Forces. This will 

be the thirty-eighth public meeting held 

by the DAC–IPAD. On Day 1, the 

Committee will conduct deliberations 

on the DAC–IPAD draft report regarding 

provisions for enforcing victims’ rights 

in Article 6b, Uniform Code of Military 

Justice (UCMJ). Next, the Committee 

will hear from healthcare experts 

concerning mental health treatment 

practices and the Military Rule of 

Evidence 513, psychotherapist-patient 

privilege. After a lunch break, the 

Committee will hear perspectives from 

military justice experts on a range of 

issues under consideration by the DAC– 

IPAD. For the last session, the 

Committee will hear from civilian 

practitioners on best practices for a 

holistic approach to Conviction Integrity 

Units. Day 2 will begin with the 

Committee conducting deliberations on 

the recent DAC–IPAD site visits. 

Following a break, the Committee will 

hear comments from the public, and 

prior to adjournment, receive updates 

from the DAC–IPAD subcommittees. 

Agenda: Day 1: 9:45 a.m.–9:50 a.m. 

Welcome and Introduction to Public 

Meeting; 9:50 a.m.–10:30 a.m. 

Committee deliberations on DAC–IPAD 

Draft Report on Article 6b, UCMJ; 10:30 

a.m.–11:30 a.m. Healthcare providers’ 

perspectives on Military Rule of 

Evidence 513, Psychotherapist-patient 

privilege, in the Manual for CourtsMartial; 11:30 a.m.–12:40 p.m. Lunch; 

12:40 p.m.–2 p.m. Chief, Trial Defense 

Services Organizations for each Military 

Service; 2 p.m.–2:15 p.m. Break; 2:15 

p.m.–3:35 p.m. Lead Special Trial 

Counsel for each Military Service and 

the Chief Prosecutor for the U.S. Coast 

Guard; 3:35 p.m.–3:50 p.m. Break; 3:50 

p.m.–5 p.m. Conviction Integrity Units: 

a holistic approach to ensuring 

conviction integrity; 5 p.m. Public 

Meeting Adjourned. Day 2: 1 p.m.–1:05 

p.m. Welcome and Overview of Public 

Meeting; 1:05 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Site Visit 

Deliberations; 3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. 

Break; 3:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Public 

Comment; 4:15 p.m.–5 p.m. 

Subcommittee updates and meeting 

wrap-up; 5:00 p.m. Public Meeting 

Adjourned. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165, this meeting is open 

to the public from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

EST on December 3, 2024, and from 1 

p.m. to 5 p.m. EST on December 4, 

2024. All members of the public who 

wish to participate virtually must 

register by contacting DAC–IPAD at 

whs.pentagon.em.mbx.dacipad@

mail.mil or by contacting Mr. Pete Yob 

at (703) 693–3857 no later than 8:00 

a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 3, 2024. 

Once registered, the web address and/or 

audio number will be provided. 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact Mr. Pete Yob at (703) 693–3857 

no later than November 26, 2024 so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.140 and 10(a)(3) of the 

FACA, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Committee about its 

mission and topics pertaining to this 

public session. Written comments must 

be received by the DAC–IPAD at least 

five (5) business days prior to the 

meeting date so that they may be made 

available to the Committee members for 

their consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written comments not received by the 

DAC–IPAD at least five (5) business 

days prior to the meeting date, or after, 

will be provided to the Chair of the DAC 


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