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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Committee via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in t...

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Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat Committee via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES:

This meeting will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 2 p.m. Webinar

registration URL information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/315146848626568541.

ADDRESSES:

Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ( printed page 80164)

Agenda:

The Committee plans on reviewing the Salmon Aquaculture Framework: discuss and suggest revisions to range of alternatives and identify issues that would benefit from an Enforcement Committee review. They also plan to review a rough work plan for other 2023 habitat actions. Other business may be discussed as necessary.

Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. 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.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the date. This meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.

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

Dated: December 23, 2022.

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,

Acting Director,Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2022-28368 Filed 12-28-22; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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87 FR 80163

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“New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting,” thefederalregister.org (December 29, 2022), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2022-28368/new-england-fishery-management-council-public-meeting.