New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[RTID 0648-XF092]</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 public meeting of its Groundfish Committee 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. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> This webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 1 p.m. Webinar registration URL information: <E T="03">https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/L1A9XZh0Rl6PCDBr4ZBMkA.</E> </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> <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 will meet to discuss recommendations from the Recreational Advisory Panel, Groundfish Advisory Panel, and Groundfish Plan Development Team. They will receive an update on the development of the revised Amendment 25/Atlantic Cod Specifications and Management action. The Committee will also receive an update on the development of Framework Adjustment 72/Specifications and Management Measures. The Committee will make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate; and discuss 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. <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: August 18, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Rey Israel Marquez, </NAME> Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-15894 Filed 8-19-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>