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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint public meeting of its Monkfish Committee and Advisory Panel via webinar to consider actions affecting ...

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Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE195]

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 joint public meeting of its Monkfish Committee and Advisory Panel 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 webinar will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 1 p.m.

( printed page 68141)

ADDRESSES:

Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkc-qhqT4qE9dgYxU4LLUJWqBRH432JtGQ.

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:

Agenda

The Monkfish Committee and Advisory panel will meet to review and discuss the 2024 Monkfish Fishery Performance draft report. They will review the non-regulatory improvements made to the Monkfish Research Set-Aside (RSA) program to date, based on recommendations of the 2023 Monkfish RSA Working Group. The group will receive an update from the 2023-2024 Monkfish RSA project participants including an overview of work to date and an opportunity to provide feedback to the project participants. The Committee and Advisory Panel will also discuss the possibility of recommending a pause to the Monkfish RSA RFP solicitation until the program's underlying economic and programmatic issues are addressed. Other business may be discussed, as 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 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

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, Executive Director, at (978) 465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

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

Dated: August 19, 2024.

Rey Israel Marquez,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-18887 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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89 FR 68140

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