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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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 N...

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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 public meeting.

( printed page 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-CoqjotE9S-ZhEh5ygKIK4t-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 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, 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]

BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

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89 FR 106440

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