Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / Notices 93555 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead, NMFS Office of 

Protected Resources, (301) 427–8427, 

Malcolm.Mohead@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces our initiation of the 

Brazilian guitarfish (Rhinobatos 

horkelii) 5-year review. Section 4(c)(2) 

of the ESA requires us to conduct a 

review of listed species at least once 

every 5 years to determine whether 

species should be removed from the list, 

changed in status from an endangered 

species to a threatened species, or 

changed in status from a threatened 

species to an endangered species (16 

U.S.C. 1533(c)(2)). Section 4(a)(1) of the 

ESA requires us to determine whether 

any species is an endangered or 

threatened species because of any of the 

following factors: (A) the present or 

threatened destruction, modification, or 

curtailment of its habitat or range; (B) 

overutilization for commercial, 

recreational, scientific, or educational 

purposes; (C) disease or predation; (D) 

the inadequacy of existing regulatory 

mechanisms; or (E) other natural or 

manmade factors affecting its continued 

existence (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)). Section 

4(b)(1)(A) of the ESA requires us to 

make the determination based solely on 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of the review and 

after taking into account efforts to 

protect the species (16 U.S.C. 

1533(b)(1)(A)). Regulations in 50 CFR 

424.21 require that we publish a notice 

in the Federal Register announcing 

species currently under active review. 

Based on such reviews, we determine 

whether a species should be delisted or 

reclassified (50 CFR 424.21). Any such 

change (i.e., delisting or reclassification) 

would require a separate rulemaking 

process. 

We last performed a review of the 

Brazilian guitarfish in 2015. Background 

information on the species is available 

on the NMFS website at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ 

brazilian-guitarfish/overview. 

Public Solicitation of Relevant 

Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available, we are 

soliciting information from the public, 

governmental agencies, Tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, 

environmental organizations, and any 

other interested parties. We request 

information that has become available 

since the previous review was 

published in 2015. Categories of 

requested information include: (1) 

species biology including, but not 

limited to, abundance, population 

trends, demographics, distribution, and 

diversity; (2) habitat conditions 

including, but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, suitability, and important 

features for conservation; (3) degree, 

nature, and trends of threats to the 

species and its habitats, especially those 

factors described in section 4(a)(1) of the 

ESA and listed above; (4) conservation 

efforts that have been implemented to 

benefit the species, including 

monitoring data demonstrating the 

effectiveness of such efforts; and (5) 

other information, data, or corrections 

including, but not limited to, taxonomic 

or nomenclatural changes and improved 

analytical methods for evaluating 

extinction risk. 

If you wish to provide information for 

the review, please submit your 

information and materials electronically 

(see ADDRESSES section). We request that 

all information be accompanied by 

supporting documentation such as 

maps, bibliographic references, or 

reprints of pertinent publications. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

Lisa Manning, 

Acting Chief, Endangered Species 

Conservation Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27848 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic and New 

England Fishery Management Councils 

(Councils) will hold a public meeting of 

their joint Northeast Trawl Advisory 

Panel (NTAP). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, December 13, 2024, from 12 

p.m. to 1:30 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted to the calendar at 

www.mafmc.org prior to the meeting. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Councils’ NTAP will meet to discuss the 

Operational Manual and Orientation 

Document. The intent of this meeting is 

to discuss NTAP in detail, including 

background, organization, purpose, and 

member expectation. This meeting will 

be an opportunity for new and existing 

NTAP members to discuss and learn 

about the goals and purposes of NTAP. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251 at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27769 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE469] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); New England 

Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 


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