New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XF779] AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Habitat 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. DATES: This webinar will be held on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/​meeting/​register/​SNbcPOqUSdWbgijKGTNJtg . ADDRESSES: 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 Habitat Committee will meet to consider how past and potential future scientific surveys and studies within two Dedicated Habitat Research Areas (Stellwagen DHRA, Georges Bank DHRA) address habitat research questions posed by the Council via Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2 and develop a recommendation to the Habitat Committee as to whether to request administrative removal of either designation. The Committee will also discuss sc…