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2. Discuss SEDAR process:
Workshops, participation, and best
practices.
3. Discuss SEDAR project scheduling:
Improving planning and scheduling
efficiency.
4. Discuss SEDAR assessment
schedule: Review 2014 projects;
determine 2015 priorities; and
recommend priority projects for 2016
and beyond.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the SAFMC
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC854
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a three-day meeting on September
24–26, 2013 to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 24 through
Thursday, September 26, 2013, starting
at 8:30 a.m. each day.
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The meeting will be held at
the Cape Codder Resort and Spa, 1225
Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA 02601;
telephone: (855) 861–4370 or online at.
https://www.capecodderresort.com/.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Council will begin the first day
this meeting with a brief closed session
for the purpose of discussing Scientific
and Statistical Committee
appointments. Introductions and
announcements will follow, the
swearing-in of new and reappointed
members will take place and the
election of 2013–14 officers will be
held. The Joint Habitat/Groundfish
Committee will seek approval of
possible modifications to the Omnibus
Essential Fish Habitat Amendment Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
based on recommendations made by the
committee. As a result, the Council may
modify the range of alternatives being
analyzed, including making adjustments
to area boundaries and measures within
habitat management areas, spawning
areas and/or dedicated habitat research
areas. Prior to a lunch break, the
Council will receive an overview of the
bluefin tuna management measures
being considered for inclusion in
Amendment 7 to the Highly Migratory
Species Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). It also will consider approval of
an Enforcement Committee
recommendation that, if approved,
would allow the NEFMC to give the
NOAA/NMFS Regional Administrator
the authority to modify elements of the
current stowage requirements for trawl
gear in restricted areas to enhance safety
at sea. The Tuesday afternoon session
will include a summary of results from
the 2013 Eastern Georges Bank cod and
haddock and the Georges Bank
yellowtail flounder Transboundary
Resources Assessment Committee
meeting; a review and possible approval
of the Transboundary Management
Guidance Committee’s
recommendations for fishing year 2014
quotas for Eastern Georges Bank cod and
haddock and the Georges Bank stock of
yellowtail flounder; and a discussion
about quota trades for fishing year 2014.
The Scientific and Statistical Committee
will report on its acceptable biological
catch (ABC) recommendations for
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several groundfish stocks, monkfish, sea
scallops, red crab and skates; and their
review of additional issues discussed by
the committee. These include rebuilding
plans for Gulf of Maine cod and
American plaice and the possible
‘‘spillover’’ of Georges Bank haddock in
the Gulf of Maine. Prior to adjourning
for the day, the Council intends to take
final action on the red crab
specifications for fishing years 2014–16.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
The NEFMC’s Groundfish Oversight
Committee will select measures to be
analyzed in Framework Adjustment 51
to the Northeast Multispecies
(Groundfish) FMP. These will include
but are not limited to the 2014–16
overfishing level (OFL), ABC and
annual catch level (ACL) for white hake,
the 2014–15 OFL, ABC and ACL for
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, ACLs
for Eastern Georges Bank haddock and
Eastern Georges Bank cod, revisions to
the Gulf of Maine cod and American
plaice rebuilding plans, and small-mesh
accountability measures (AMs) for the
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder subACL; in addition to a provision that
would give the Regional Administrator
authority to make in-season adjustments
to the U.S./CA quotas, other
adjustments to the groundfish
management measures may be added by
the Council. An update on progress to
develop Amendment 18 to the
Groundfish FMP also will be addressed.
After a lunch break, the Scallop
Committee will update the Council on
the development of Framework
Adjustment 25 to the Sea Scallop FMP.
This action includes specifications for
fishing years 2014 and 2015 (default),
AMs for Southern New England/MidAtlantic windowpane flounder and
measures to address unused fishing year
2013 Closed Area I access trips. The
Monkfish Committee will ask for
approval of a range of alternatives for
purposes of further analysis in
Framework Adjustment 8 to the
Monkfish FMP. Measures will include
the specification of an annual catch
target (ACT), days-at-sea and trip limits
for the 2014–16 fishing years and
changes to the permit Category H
boundary.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
The last day of the meeting will begin
with reports from the NEFMC Chairman
and Executive Director, NOAA Fisheries
Regional Administrator, the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center and MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
liaisons, as well as NOAA General
Counsel, and representatives of the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
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Commission, U.S. Coast Guard, and
NOAA Enforcement. Brief summaries
about the recent activities of the
Council’s ABC Control Rule and
Electronic Monitoring Working Groups
are scheduled to occur under this
agenda item. There also will be an open
period for public comments during
which any interested party may provide
brief remarks on issues relevant to
Council business but not listed on the
meeting agenda. The Skate Committee
will review its progress to develop 2014
specifications for the fishery. Prior to a
lunch break, the Herring Committee will
ask for approval of final measures that
would establish catch caps for river
herring/shad in the Atlantic herring
fishery. Several items are scheduled for
the afternoon session. These include a
brief presentation by the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center and the NOAA
Fisheries Northeast Regional Office
(NERO) about issues and options
considered by an internal working
group that has examined funding for atsea monitors, including those that are
industry-funded. A discussion of next
steps will follow. A NERO presentation
is scheduled that includes
recommendations about an omnibus
amendment that would simplify the
current vessel baseline restrictions. The
day will end with initial Council
consideration of its management
priorities for 2014 and any other
outstanding business that may have
been deferred until the end of the
meeting.
Although other non-emergency issues
not contained in this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subjects 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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided that the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency.
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC846
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 33 Gulf of
Mexico Gag and Greater Amberjack
Assessment Workshop webinars.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 33 assessment of
the Gulf of Mexico stocks of Gag
(Mycteroperca microlepis) and Greater
Amberjack (Seriola dumerili) will
consist of: a Data Workshop; an
Assessment process conducted via
webinars; and a Review Workshop. This
notice is for additional Assessment
Workshop webinars. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The additional Assessment
Workshop webinars will be held from 1
p.m. until 4 p.m. on the following dates:
October 16, 2013; October 23, 2013;
November 13, 2013; and November 20,
2013. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The Assessment
Workshop webinars will be held via
GoToWebinar. All workshops and
webinars are open to members of the
public. Those interested in participating
should contact Ryan Rindone at SEDAR
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
to request an invitation providing
pertinent information. Please request
meeting information at least 24 hours in
advance.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC
29405.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Rindone, SEDAR Coordinator;
telephone: (813) 348–1630; email:
ryan.rindone@gulfcouncil.org
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
including a workshop and webinars;
and (3) Review Workshop. The product
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of the Data Workshop is a data report
which compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the
Assessment Workshop webinars are as
follows:
Participants will review modeling
efforts, suggest sensitivity analyses, and
decide on an appropriate model run or
set of model runs to put forward to the
Review Workshop for each species.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the SEDAR
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10
business days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC854
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold
a three-day meeting on September 24-26, 2013 to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 24 through
Thursday, September 26, 2013, starting at 8:30 a.m. each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Cape Codder Resort and Spa,
1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA 02601; telephone: (855) 861-4370 or
online at. https://www.capecodderresort.com/.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
The Council will begin the first day this meeting with a brief
closed session for the purpose of discussing Scientific and Statistical
Committee appointments. Introductions and announcements will follow,
the swearing-in of new and reappointed members will take place and the
election of 2013-14 officers will be held. The Joint Habitat/Groundfish
Committee will seek approval of possible modifications to the Omnibus
Essential Fish Habitat Amendment Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) based on recommendations made by the committee. As a result, the
Council may modify the range of alternatives being analyzed, including
making adjustments to area boundaries and measures within habitat
management areas, spawning areas and/or dedicated habitat research
areas. Prior to a lunch break, the Council will receive an overview of
the bluefin tuna management measures being considered for inclusion in
Amendment 7 to the Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). It also will consider approval of an Enforcement Committee
recommendation that, if approved, would allow the NEFMC to give the
NOAA/NMFS Regional Administrator the authority to modify elements of
the current stowage requirements for trawl gear in restricted areas to
enhance safety at sea. The Tuesday afternoon session will include a
summary of results from the 2013 Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock
and the Georges Bank yellowtail flounder Transboundary Resources
Assessment Committee meeting; a review and possible approval of the
Transboundary Management Guidance Committee's recommendations for
fishing year 2014 quotas for Eastern Georges Bank cod and haddock and
the Georges Bank stock of yellowtail flounder; and a discussion about
quota trades for fishing year 2014. The Scientific and Statistical
Committee will report on its acceptable biological catch (ABC)
recommendations for several groundfish stocks, monkfish, sea scallops,
red crab and skates; and their review of additional issues discussed by
the committee. These include rebuilding plans for Gulf of Maine cod and
American plaice and the possible ``spillover'' of Georges Bank haddock
in the Gulf of Maine. Prior to adjourning for the day, the Council
intends to take final action on the red crab specifications for fishing
years 2014-16.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
The NEFMC's Groundfish Oversight Committee will select measures to
be analyzed in Framework Adjustment 51 to the Northeast Multispecies
(Groundfish) FMP. These will include but are not limited to the 2014-16
overfishing level (OFL), ABC and annual catch level (ACL) for white
hake, the 2014-15 OFL, ABC and ACL for Georges Bank yellowtail
flounder, ACLs for Eastern Georges Bank haddock and Eastern Georges
Bank cod, revisions to the Gulf of Maine cod and American plaice
rebuilding plans, and small-mesh accountability measures (AMs) for the
Georges Bank yellowtail flounder sub-ACL; in addition to a provision
that would give the Regional Administrator authority to make in-season
adjustments to the U.S./CA quotas, other adjustments to the groundfish
management measures may be added by the Council. An update on progress
to develop Amendment 18 to the Groundfish FMP also will be addressed.
After a lunch break, the Scallop Committee will update the Council
on the development of Framework Adjustment 25 to the Sea Scallop FMP.
This action includes specifications for fishing years 2014 and 2015
(default), AMs for Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic windowpane
flounder and measures to address unused fishing year 2013 Closed Area I
access trips. The Monkfish Committee will ask for approval of a range
of alternatives for purposes of further analysis in Framework
Adjustment 8 to the Monkfish FMP. Measures will include the
specification of an annual catch target (ACT), days-at-sea and trip
limits for the 2014-16 fishing years and changes to the permit Category
H boundary.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
The last day of the meeting will begin with reports from the NEFMC
Chairman and Executive Director, NOAA Fisheries Regional Administrator,
the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council liaisons, as well as NOAA General Counsel, and
representatives of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
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Commission, U.S. Coast Guard, and NOAA Enforcement. Brief summaries
about the recent activities of the Council's ABC Control Rule and
Electronic Monitoring Working Groups are scheduled to occur under this
agenda item. There also will be an open period for public comments
during which any interested party may provide brief remarks on issues
relevant to Council business but not listed on the meeting agenda. The
Skate Committee will review its progress to develop 2014 specifications
for the fishery. Prior to a lunch break, the Herring Committee will ask
for approval of final measures that would establish catch caps for
river herring/shad in the Atlantic herring fishery. Several items are
scheduled for the afternoon session. These include a brief presentation
by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the NOAA Fisheries
Northeast Regional Office (NERO) about issues and options considered by
an internal working group that has examined funding for at-sea
monitors, including those that are industry-funded. A discussion of
next steps will follow. A NERO presentation is scheduled that includes
recommendations about an omnibus amendment that would simplify the
current vessel baseline restrictions. The day will end with initial
Council consideration of its management priorities for 2014 and any
other outstanding business that may have been deferred until the end of
the meeting.
Although other non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda
may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be
the subjects 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 that the public has been notified of the Council's intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-21703 Filed 9-5-13; 8:45 am]
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