New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XE530]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice of public meeting. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a webinar of its Risk Policy Working Group 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. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> This webinar will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 9 a.m. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Webinar registration URL information: <E T="03">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0vc-CpqjMrG93qZkPHEZmuzOJQuouXhHMe.</E> <E T="03">Council address:</E> New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Agenda</HD> The Risk Policy Working Group will meet to consider revisions to the Risk Policy Matrix, data being used to score factors including socio-economic factors. Explore and discuss opportunities for the 2025 State of the Ecosystem report to support the Risk Policy process. Discuss implementation of the Risk Policy in 2025, including updates on plans for simulation testing and coordination with other ongoing Council efforts. They will also begin planning for a Council run-through of the Risk Policy weightings process at the April Council meeting. 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. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Special Accommodations</HD> 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. <E T="03">Authority:</E> 16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: December 16, 2024.</DATED> <NAME>Rey Israel Marquez,</NAME> Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-30285 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>