[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36536-36537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13076]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XG233]
Management Track Assessment for Atlantic Herring, Butterfish,
Atlantic Surf Clam, and Longfin Inshore Squid Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel will convene the
Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of
reviewing Atlantic Herring, Butterfish, Atlantic Surf Clam, and Longfin
Inshore Squid. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review is a formal
scientific peer-review process for evaluating and presenting stock
assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S.
waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by Stock
Assessment Workshop (SAW) working groups and reviewed by an independent
panel of stock assessment experts called the Assessment Oversight Panel
(AOP). The public is invited to attend the presentations and
discussions between the review panel and the scientists who have
participated in the stock assessment process.
DATES: The public portion of the Management Track Assessment Peer
Review Meeting will be held from June 22, 2020-June 25, 2020. The
meeting will commence on June 25, 2020 at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/rcy-uvyg-dtd).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, 508-495-2195; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the
NEFSC website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/new-england-mid-atlantic. For additional information about the AOP meeting and the
stock assessment peer review, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC SAW web page
at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/northeast-region-stock-assessment-process.
Daily Meeting Agenda--Management Track Peer Review Meeting (Subject To
Change; All Times Are Approximate and May Be Changed at the Discretion
of the Peer Review Chair)
Monday, June 22, 2020
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Time Activity Lead
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10 a.m.-10:15 a.m........... Welcome/Logistics; Russ Brown/Michele
Introductions/ Traver.
Process.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m........ Atlantic Herring.... Jon Deroba.
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m......... Lunch...............
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.......... Review/Discussion/ Review Panel.
Summary.
1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.......... Butterfish.......... Charles Adams.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m.......... Break...............
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m............. Review/Discussion/ Review Panel.
Summary.
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m............. Public Comment...... Public.
4:15 p.m.................... Adjourn.............
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m............. Brief Overview and Michele Traver/Mike
Logistics. Wilberg (Chair).
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9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m......... Atlantic Surf Clam.. Dan Hennen.
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m........... Break...............
11 a.m.-12 p.m.............. Atlantic Surf Clam Dan Hennen.
cont..
12 p.m.-1 p.m............... Lunch...............
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m............. Review/Discussion/ Review Panel.
Summary.
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m............. Longfin Inshore Lisa Hendrickson.
Squid (Doryteuthis).
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m............. Break...............
3:15 p.m.-4 p.m............. Longfin Inshore Lisa Hendrickson.
Squid (Doryteuthis)
cont..
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m............. Review/Discussion/ Review Panel.
Summary.
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.......... Public Comment...... Public.
4:45 p.m.................... Adjourn.............
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m............. Brief Overview and Michele Traver/Mike
logistics. Wilberg (Chair).
9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m......... Meeting Wrap Up/ Review Panel.
Discussion of Key
Topics.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m........ Public Comment...... Public.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........ Break...............
10:45 a.m.-12 p.m........... Report Writing...... Review Panel.
12 p.m.-1 p.m............... Lunch...............
1:05 p.m.-5 p.m............. Report Writing...... Review Panel.
5 p.m....................... Adjourn.............
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Thursday, June 25, 2020
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Time Activity Lead
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9 a.m.-5 p.m................ Report Writing...... Review Panel.
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The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report
Writing' session on Wednesday, June 23rd, and Thursday, June 24th, the
public should not engage in discussion with the Peer Review Panel.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, 508-495-2195, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: June 12, 2020.
H[eacute]l[egrave]ne M.N. Scalliet,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-13076 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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