[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 60378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21641]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC419]
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.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council's is convening its
Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) 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 Wednesday, October 26, 2022, and
Thursday, October 27, 2022, beginning at 9 a.m., both days.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn,
100 Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; telephone: (617) 567-6789.
Webinar registration information: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5522208515876543248. Call in information: +1 (415) 930-5321
Access Code: 557-716-863.
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:
Agenda
The Scientific and Statistical Committee will meet to review
information provided by the Council's Groundfish Plan Development Team
(PDT), results of the recent management track stock assessments and
peer review. Using the Council's acceptable biological catch (ABC)
control rules, recommend the overfishing levels (OFL) and the ABCs for
each stock for fishing years 2023, 2024 and 2025 for the following
stocks: Georges Bank (GB) haddock, Gulf of Maine (GOM) haddock,
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, Cape Cod/GOM
yellowtail flounder, GB winter flounder, GOM winter flounder, American
plaice, white hake, pollock, and Atlantic halibut, and receive an
update on the development of ABC control rule alternatives under
consideration for the Northeast Multispecies (Groundfish) Fishery
Management Plan. Also on the agenda is to review the information
provided by the Council's Monkfish PDT, results of the recent
management track stock assessment, and peer review, and recommend the
overfishing levels (OFL) and the acceptable biological catches for the
northern and southern monkfish management areas for fishing years 2023-
2025 and recommend an approach for setting the discard deduction from
the annual catch target for setting specifications for the monkfish
fishery for fishing years 2023-2025. They will consider other business
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 Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465-
0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-21641 Filed 10-4-22; 8:45 am]
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