NMFS Corrects Scoping Terminology to Listening Session for New England Fishery Management Council
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The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a correction to a prior Federal Register notice (91 FR 18835) published April 13, 2026, changing terminology used in descriptions of public meetings of the New England Fishery Management Council. The correction replaces the word 'scoping' with 'listening session' and 'scoping summary' with 'listening session summary' and 'Scoping Comments' with 'Listening Session Comments' across three columns of the original document. The public meetings and webinar remain scheduled between Monday, April 27, 2026 and Monday, May 11, 2026.
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The correction modifies terminology in a previously published notice concerning New England Fishery Management Council public meetings. Three specific word changes are made: 'scoping' becomes 'listening session' in the first and third columns, and 'scoping summary' and 'Scoping Comments' become 'listening session summary' and 'Listening Session Comments' in the second column. No substantive changes to meeting dates, times, or agenda items are made.
Fishery management stakeholders, council members, and members of the public who may have registered for or planned to attend these scoping meetings should note the terminology change. The meetings themselves proceed as scheduled from April 27 through May 11, 2026, with specific dates and times available in the original April 13, 2026 publication at 91 FR 18835.
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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting; Correction
A Notice by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on 04/27/2026
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-08139 (91 FR 22525) Document Headings ###### Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
SUMMARY:
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) published a document in the Federal Register of April 13, 2026, concerning the language of holding Scoping Meetings vs a Listening Session. These changes are made.
DATES:
These public meetings and the webinar will be held between Monday, April 27, 2026 and Monday, May 11, 2026. See supplementary information in the April 13, 2026 publication (91 FR 18835) for more details on specific dates and times.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cate O'Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of April 13, 2026 (91 FR 18835), in the first column change the word “scoping” to “listening session.” In the second column, change “scoping summary” to “listening session summary” and change “Scoping Comments” to “Listening Session Comments.” In the third column, change the word “scoping” to “listening session.”
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 23, 2026.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2026-08139 Filed 4-24-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
Published Document: 2026-08139 (91 FR 22525)
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