Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting, 56343-56344 [2014-22377]
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will meet as a Committee of the Whole
to discuss the Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment and
the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Fishery Information Collection.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
9 a.m.—The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 11 a.m.—The Forage Fish
White Paper will be discussed.
11 a.m. until 12 noon—The River
Herring and Shad Committee will meet
as a Committee of the Whole.
1 p.m. until 2 p.m.—The Council will
discuss the Omnibus Observer Funding
Amendment.
2 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.—The Vessel
Baseline Amendment will be discussed.
2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.—Spiny
Dogfish Specifications will be
discussed.
4:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.—
Amendment 9 to the Consolidated
Highly Migratory Species Fishery
Management Plan will be discussed.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
9 a.m.—The Council will convene.
9 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.—The Council
will receive an update on Regional
Ocean Planning.
9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.—The Council
will hold its regular Business Session to
receive Organizational Reports, the New
England and South Atlantic Liaison
Reports, the Executive Director’s Report,
the Science Report, Committee Reports,
and conduct any continuing and/or new
business.
Agenda items by day for the Council’s
Committees and the Council itself are:
On Tuesday, October 7—The
Executive Committee will review the
2014 Implementation Plan, review the
2014–18 Strategic Plan, and discuss and
adopt 2015 priorities. The Council will
approve the Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Cost Recovery Amendment
Public Hearing Document and discuss
the National Marine Fisheries Service
proposed rule to collect information
from the individual transferable quota
business holders in the Atlantic
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog fishery.
On Wednesday, October 8—The
Council will review the MAFMC white
paper on forage fish. The River Herring
and Shad Committee will meet as a
Committee of the Whole to discuss
potential impacts of lower mid-water
trawl observer coverage levels on the
river herring and shad cap, review
progress on the committee’s terms of
reference, and receive an update on
voluntary river herring and shad
avoidance programs. The Council will
review progress on alternative
development and analysis for the
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Amendment and provide direction to
staff as appropriate. The Council will
review public comments on the Vessel
Baseline Draft Amendment and take
final Council action to adopt the
amendment for Secretarial review and
implementation. After considering input
from the Scientific and Statistical
Committee, the Spiny Dogfish
Monitoring Committee, and the Spiny
Dogfish Advisory Panel, the Council
may adopt modified 2015 Spiny Dogfish
harvest levels and/or management
measures if appropriate. The Council
will review and comment on the
proposed rule for Amendment 9 to the
Consolidated Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Fishery Management Plan and
receive an update on other HMS issues.
On Thursday, October 9—The
Council will receive an update on
Regional Ocean Planning. The Council
will hold its regular Business Session to
receive Organizational Reports, the New
England and South Atlantic Council
Liaison Reports, the Executive Director’s
Report, the Science Report, Committee
Reports, and conduct any continuing
and/or new business. Webinar access is
available during the Council meeting
and access details will be available at
www.mafmc.org.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. 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 the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Dated: September 16, 2014.
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–XD485
Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of
Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review
(SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the
SEDAR Steering Committee.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR Steering
Committee will meet to discuss the
SEDAR process and assessment
schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The SEDAR Steering Committee
will meet from 1 p.m. Monday, October
6, 2014, until 5 p.m. Tuesday, October
7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Steering Committee
meeting will be held at the Crowne
Plaza, 4381 Tanger Outlet Boulevard,
North Charleston, SC 29418; telephone:
(843) 744–4422.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Carmichael, SEDAR Program Manager,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843)
571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10;
fax: (843) 769–4520; email:
john.carmichael@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion are as follows: SEDAR
Steering Committee Agenda, Monday,
October 6, 2014, 1 p.m.–5 p.m. and
Tuesday, October 7, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–5
p.m.
1. Review progress of ongoing
assessment projects.
2. Address the SEDAR assessment
schedule: Review 2015 schedules,
determine 2016 priorities and identify
projects for 2017–18.
3. Receive a report on the SEFSC
Assessment Program Review and
consider how review findings may
impact the SEDAR process.
4. Review the SEDAR process and
consider modifications and
improvements.
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
DATES:
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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 16, 2014.
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–XD502
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will hold public
meetings, October 6–14, 2014.
DATES: The Council will begin its
plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday
October 8, continuing through Tuesday
October 14, 2014. The Scientific
Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at
8 a.m. on Monday October 6 and
continue through Wednesday October 8,
2014. The Council’s Advisory Panel
(AP) will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday
October 7, and continue through
Saturday October 11, 2014. The
Enforcement Committee will meet from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday October 7,
2014. All meetings are open to the
public, except executive sessions.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West
3rd, Anchorage, AK.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Witherell, Council staff;
telephone: (907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Council Plenary Session: The agenda
for the Council’s plenary session will
include the following issues. The
Council may take appropriate action on
any of the issues identified.
1. Executive Director’s Report
(including Magnuson-Stevens Act
(MSA)/legislative update; discussion
of joint meeting with International
Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC))
NMFS Management Report (including
update Fishing Guide Definition and
Habitat Division Update)
ADF&G Report
NOAA Enforcement Report
USCG Report
USFWS Report
Protected Species Report
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) Report
2. Observer Annual Deployment Plan;
Observer Advisory Committee (OAC)
Report
3. Electronic Monitoring (EM)
Development—EM Workgroup report;
SSC Review of Study Designs (T)
4. Bering Sea Aleutian Island (BSAI)
Crab Stock Assessment Fishery
Evaluation (SAFE) report: Set
Acceptable Biological Catch/
Overfishing Levels (ABC/OFLs) for 7
stocks; Plan Team (PT) report
5. Proposed groundfish harvest
specifications/PT Report
6. Initial review Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
Skate Maximum Retainable
Allowance (MRA) revisions
7. Discussion papers on MRA
enforcement period/all fisheries
8. Discussion papers on GOA Trawl
Bycatch Management; salmon
genetics report/Alaska Fishery
Science Center (AFSC) social survey
update
9. Final action on Community
Development Quota (CDQ) Pacific cod
fishery development
10. Final action on Crab Right of First
Refusal (ROFR) contract terms
11. Final action on ROFR Aleutia
Processor Quota Share(PQS)
12. Initial review of Aleutian Island (AI)
Pacific cod Allocation
13. Final report on Amendment 80 5year review
14. Catch proposal/Discussion paper on
Charter Halibut Common Pool
15. Ecosystem Committee report
16. Update/review on objectives for
Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(FEP)
17. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 5-year
Review update: SSC only
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The Advisory Panel will address most
of the same agenda issues as the Council
except B reports.
The SSC agenda will include the
following issues:
1. Observer Deployment Plan
2. EM Study Design
3. BSAI Crab SAFE
4. Groundfish Specifications
5. GOA Skate MRA
6. AI Pacific cod allocation
7. Bering Sea FEP
8. EFH 5-year review
9. Salmon genetics report; AFSC social
survey update
In addition to providing ongoing
scientific advice for fishery management
decisions, the SSC functions as the
Councils primary peer review panel for
scientific information as described by
the Magnuson-Stevens Act section
302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard
2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer
review process is also deemed to satisfy
the requirements of the Information
Quality Act, including the OMB Peer
Review Bulletin guidelines.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://www.npfmc.org Background
documents, reports, and analyses for
review are posted on the Council Web
site in advance of the meeting. The
names and organizational affiliations of
SSC members are also posted on the
Web site.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. 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 the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Dated: September 16, 2014.
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-XD485
Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the SEDAR Steering Committee.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet to discuss the SEDAR
process and assessment schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee will meet from 1 p.m. Monday,
October 6, 2014, until 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Steering Committee meeting will be held at the Crowne
Plaza, 4381 Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North Charleston, SC 29418;
telephone: (843) 744-4422.
Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Carmichael, SEDAR Program
Manager, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
telephone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10; fax: (843) 769-
4520; email: john.carmichael@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items of discussion are as follows:
SEDAR Steering Committee Agenda, Monday, October 6, 2014, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
and Tuesday, October 7, 2013, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
1. Review progress of ongoing assessment projects.
2. Address the SEDAR assessment schedule: Review 2015 schedules,
determine 2016 priorities and identify projects for 2017-18.
3. Receive a report on the SEFSC Assessment Program Review and
consider how review findings may impact the SEDAR process.
4. Review the SEDAR process and consider modifications and
improvements.
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
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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 16, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-22377 Filed 9-18-14; 8:45 am]
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