New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XE686]</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 hybrid meeting of its Groundfish Joint Committee and Advisory Panel 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 meeting will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 9 a.m. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> <E T="03">Meeting address:</E> This meeting will be held at Hampton Inn, 20 Hotel Drive, South Kingstown, RI 02879; telephone: (401) 788-3500. <E T="03">Webinar registration URL information:</E> <E T="03">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrdeutrTMtHdByXJqpn558Iz4VRuIy4rn3.</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 Groundfish Committee and Advisory Panel will meet to discuss Amendment 23 Review Metrics and Indicators. They will receive an update on the development of monitoring review metrics and indicators, including potential feedback for further refining the list of possible metrics and indicators. Also on the agenda is Framework Adjustment 68/Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rules, they plan to receive an update, including a work plan for integration with revised Risk Policy. The group will receive a brief update on the Redfish Sector Exemption Program Review. Other business will 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. <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. <EXTRACT> <FP> (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 <E T="03">et seq.</E> ) </FP> </EXTRACT> <SIG> <DATED> Dated: February 26, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Rey Israel Marquez,</NAME> Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-03371 Filed 2-28-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>