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-XF966] 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 hybrid meeting of its Scallop Joint Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team 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. ( printed page 55088) DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 9 a.m. EST. Webinar registration URL information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/​meeting/​register/​2yDWxam2SRKqQ4z94DmnDg . ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at Hilton Garden Inn Boston Logan, 100 Boardman St., Boston, MA 02128; Phone (617) 567-6789. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The Scallop Advisory Panel and Plan Development Team will meet to discuss 2027 & 2028 (Default) Specifications—Review results of 2026 scallop surveys, and preliminary projections (if available). The primary focus of this meeting will be to develo…