89972 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 220 / Thursday, November 14, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE449] 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a one day in-person meeting of its 

Reef Fish Advisory Panel (AP). 

DATES: The meeting will take place 

Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., EST. 

ADDRESSES: The in-person meeting will 

take place at the Gulf Council office. 

Registration information will be 

available on the Council’s website by 

visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and 

clicking on the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) meeting on the 

calendar. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Rindone, Lead Fishery Biologist, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org; 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Tuesday, December 3, 2024; 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m., EST 

The meeting will begin with 

Introductions of Members and Adoption 

of Agenda, Election of New Chair and 

Vice Chair, Approval of Minutes and 

Meeting Summary from the October 

2023 meeting, Scope of Work and Reef 

Fish and Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Program Landings. 

The AP will review and discuss 

Amendment 58A: Shallow-water 

Grouper Management Measures, and 

Amendment 58B: Deep-water Grouper 

Management Measures. The AP will 

then review the progress of Southeast 

Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) 

88: Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper Stock 

Assessment; including presentations, 

background materials, Fishermen 

Feedback, and SSC Recommendations. 

The AP will then review Framework 

Actions for Removal of the 20-fathom 

Shallow-water Grouper Closures, 

Modification of the Federal For-Hire 

Red Snapper Fishing Season and 

Modifications of Gulf Lane Snapper 

Management Measures, including 

presentations and AP 

Recommendations. 

Lastly, the AP will receive Public 

Comment and discuss any Other 

Business items. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will also be broadcast via 

webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the Advisory Panel 

meeting on the calendar. The Agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

along with other meeting materials will 

be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org as 

they become available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Advisory Panel for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, those issues may not be the subject 

of formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Advisory Panel will be 

restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in the agenda 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 takeaction to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, 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–XE464] 

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, December 3, 2024, through 

Thursday, December 5, 2024, beginning 

at 9 a.m. all three days. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Hotel Viking, One Bellevue 

Avenue, Newport, RI 02840; telephone: 

(844) 806–4895; online at https://

www.hotelviking.com. Join the webinar 

at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/5989195310725579095. 

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, December 3, 2024 

After brief announcements, the 

Council will receive reports on recent 

activities from its Chair and Executive 

Director, the Greater Atlantic Regional 

Fisheries Office (GARFO) Regional 

Administrator, 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 Northwest 

Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). 

Next, the Council will hear remarks 

from the NOAA Fisheries Deputy 

Administrator for Regulatory Programs 

and have an opportunity to ask 

questions. It then will receive an 

overview of the NOAA Fisheries Equity 

and Environmental Justice (EEJ) 

Implementation Plan for the New 

England/Mid-Atlantic Region. Up next 

will be a progress report on the 

Council’s climate, ecosystem, and 

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) initiatives 

entailing: (1) an update on the 

membership and upcoming activities of 

the new Climate and Ecosystem Steering 

Committee, including coordination with 

NEFSC’s Climate, Ecosystems, and 

Fisheries Initiative (CEFI) and the 

Council’s IRA-funded projects; and (2) a 

report on the October 2024 meeting of 

the East Coast Climate Coordination 

Group (E3CG) and the group’s planned 

work for 2025. NOAA General Counsel 

will provide a briefing on disclosure of 

financial interests and voting recusal 


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