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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9417-9418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02501]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE659]

New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
holding four regional workshops to hear

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and discuss feedback from the public on their vision of the Atlantic 
Sea Scallop Fishery. Workshop summaries will be presented at a future 
Council meeting.

DATES: These meetings will be held between Thursday, February 27, 2025, 
and Tuesday, March 25, 2025. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more 
details on specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more details on specific 
addresses.
    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: 
    1. Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Samoset Resort, 220 
Warrenton Street, Rockland, ME 04856.
    2. Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny 
Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA 02740.
    3. Thursday, March 13, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Windsor Suites, 1700 
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
    4. Monday, March 24, 2025, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Webinar only, register 
here: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/8ZXSgPKtRo21Tbz3KABgQQ.

Agenda

    The Council is holding three in-person workshops and a webinar to 
solicit input from the public on their vision for the Atlantic Sea 
Scallop Fishery to help inform the development of a 3-5 year strategic 
plan for managing the scallop fishery. This plan will be used by the 
Council to develop work schedules and allocate resources needed to make 
changes to the fishery management plan (FMP). Community and public 
input are essential to the development of goals and objectives that 
will be included in the Council's strategic plan for the scallop 
fishery.
    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 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 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

    These meetings are 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: February 6, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02501 Filed 2-11-25; 8:45 am]
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