Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2024 / Notices 106441 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting via webinar 

of its Habitat Joint Committee and 

Advisory Panel to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This 

meeting will be held in-person with a 

webinar option. Recommendations from 

this group will be brought to the full 

Council for formal consideration and 

action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This webinar will be held on 

Monday, January 13, 2025, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

via webinar. 

Webinar registration URL 

information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ 

meeting/register/tJcsc-CoqjotE9SZhEh5ygKIK4t-6Uho_uo. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Committee and Advisory Panel 

will continue work on the Council’s 

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Review. 

They will consider technical 

information, next steps, and future 

Council actions related to: fishing 

impacts to EFH and measures to 

minimize adverse effects, necessary 

updates to EFH including prioritization 

across multiple Council actions during 

2025–2027, and conceptual frameworks 

for designating Habitat Areas of 

Particular Concern and evaluating 

cumulative effects on EFH. They also 

plan to review recommendations for 

next steps and future Council actions 

developed at the December joint 

meeting with Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (MAFMC) 

Ecosystem and Ocean Planning 

Committee, as needed. The Committee 

and Advisory Panel will also discuss 

habitat and ocean planning work 

priorities for 2025. 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 MagnusonStevens 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, Ph.D., Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31235 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Ad-hoc Sacramento River Fall Chinook 

(SRFC) Workgroup will hold a two-day 

online meeting in January, 2025. 

DATES: The online meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 and 

Thursday, January 30, 2025, daily from 

9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Pacific Time or until 

business for the day concludes. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

online. Specific meeting information, 

including directions on how to join the 

meeting and system requirements will 

be provided in the meeting 

announcement on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 

2412 for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2419. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the meetings is to 

address guidance received from the 

Pacific Council at their November 2024 

meeting. The Workgroup may discuss 

and continue to develop new or updated 

tools for SRFC management for Pacific 

Council consideration. Additional 

discussions may include, but are not 

limited to, future meetings, workload 

planning, and upcoming Pacific Council 

agenda items. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document 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 intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31033 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE564] 

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) is 

scheduling a public hybrid meeting of 

its Groundfish Recreational Advisory 

Panel Meeting to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This 

meeting will be held in-person with a 

webinar option. Recommendations from 

this group will be brought to the full 

Council for formal consideration and 

action, if appropriate. 


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