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average price per pound of Pacific
whiting as reported in PacFIN from the
Shorebased IFQ Program. For 2015 MS
pricing, NMFS used data from calendar
year 2013. In other words, data from the
IFQ fishery is used as a proxy for the MS
average price per pound to determine
the ‘‘MS pricing’’ used in the
calculation for the C/P sector’s fee
amount due. In future years, NMFS may
use values derived from those reported
on the MS Coop Program cost recovery
form from the previous calendar year,
depending on what NMFS determines is
the best information available. NMFS
has calculated the 2015 MS pricing to be
used as a proxy by the C/P Coop
Program as: $0.13/lb for Pacific whiting.
Cost recovery fees are submitted to
NMFS by Fish buyers via Pay.gov
(https://www.pay.gov/paygov/). Fish
buyers registered with Pay.gov can login
in the upper left-hand corner of the
screen. Fish buyers not registered with
Pay.gov can go to the cost recovery
forms directly from the Web site below.
Click on the link to Pacific Coast
Groundfish Cost Recovery for your
sector (IFQ, MS, or C/P): https://
pay.gov/public/search/
global?searchString
=+groundfish+cost+recovery
&formToken=6c80d7e6-a44c-4e9f-a4cceb7aa5000820.
As stated in the preamble to the cost
recovery proposed and final rules, in the
spring of each year, NMFS will release
an annual report documenting the
details and data used for the above
calculations. The report will include
information such as the fee percentage
calculation, program costs, and exvessel value by sector. The annual
report for fishing year 2013 and
calculation for 2014 is available at:
https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
publications/fishery_management/
trawl_program/analytical%20docs/cost_
recovery_annual_report_01.pdf.
The annual report for fishing year
2014 and calculation for 2015 will be
made available to the public
electronically via the NMFS West Coast
Region Groundfish Web site: https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
fisheries/groundfish_catch_shares/
index.html.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 23, 2014.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of public meetings.
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (NPFMC) will
hold a Crab Modeling Workshop and a
Crab Plan Team meeting. The workshop
will be held January 13–15, 2015 with
a Crab Plan Team meeting January 16,
2015.
SUMMARY:
The workshop will be held
January 13–15, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. each day; The Crab Plan Team
meeting will be held January 16, 2015,
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
DATES:
Both meetings will be held
at the Alaska Fishery Science Center
AFSC, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg
4, Traynor Room, Seattle, WA.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram; telephone: (907)271–2809.
The
agenda includes:
Modeling Workshop: Work session on
the development of the generic crab
modeling framework (Gmacs). Goals are
to communicate with and receive
feedback from stock assessment authors
on the development and application of
the modeling framework for BSAI crab
stocks. The Crab Plan Team meeting
will review the stock assessment for
Norton Sound Red King Crab and
recommend the Overfishing Levels
(OFL) and Acceptable Biological Catch
(ABC) for 2015/16.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://www.npfmc.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 39 assessment
webinars for HMS Smoothhound
Sharks.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 39 assessment of
HMS Smoothhound Sharks will consist
of a series of webinars. This notice is for
a webinar associated with the
Assessment portion of the SEDAR
process. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The assessment webinar for
SEDAR 39 will be held on Friday,
January 16, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m., central time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held via webinar. The webinar is open
to the public. Those interested in
participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request
an invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone:
(843) 571–4366; email: julie.neer@
safmc.net.
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 multistep process including: (1) Data
SUMMARY:
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Workshop; and (2) a series of
assessment webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a report which compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses.
The product of the Assessment Webinar
Process is a report which compiles and
evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses;
and 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 Process webinars are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the Data Workshop, panelists will
employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population
benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.
2. Panelists will recommend the most
appropriate methods and configurations
for determining stock status and
estimating population parameters.
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.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to the Council 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: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will meet to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 beginning at
9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Address: The meeting will be
held at the Hilton Providence, 21
Atwells Ave., Providence, RI 02903.
Council Address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda Items
The New England Fishery
Management Council’s SSC’s items for
discussion will be: Planning for ABC
recommendations needed by the
Council in 2015; Discuss a process for
dealing with ABC recommendations
when recent assessment information is
not available; Review & schedule the
SSC meetings calendar for 2015 and
discuss fishery performance indicators.
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Also on the agenda will be discussion
about improvements to the SSC process.
The committee will address other
business as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may be
discussed, 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 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.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (SAFMC) and Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(GMFMC) will hold a meeting of their
Joint Council Committee on South
Florida Management Issues
(Committee).
DATES: The Committee meeting will be
held from 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January
13, 2015 until 12 noon on Thursday,
January 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Address: The meeting will be
held at the Key West Marriott Beachside
Hotel, 3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key
West, FL; phone: (305) 296–8100.
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council Address: South Atlantic Fishery
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD662
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 39 assessment webinars for HMS Smoothhound
Sharks.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 39 assessment of HMS Smoothhound Sharks will consist
of a series of webinars. This notice is for a webinar associated with
the Assessment portion of the SEDAR process. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The assessment webinar for SEDAR 39 will be held on Friday,
January 16, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., central time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar
is open to the public. Those interested in participating should contact
Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT below) to
request an invitation providing webinar access information. Please
request webinar invitations at least 24 hours in advance of each
webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator;
phone: (843) 571-4366; email: julie.neer@safmc.net.
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 multi-step process
including: (1) Data
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Workshop; and (2) a series of assessment webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data Workshop is a report which compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses. The product of the Assessment
Webinar Process is a report which compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses; and 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 non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Assessment Process webinars are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial assessment analysis recommended from
the Data Workshop, panelists will employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.
2. Panelists will recommend the most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock status and estimating population
parameters.
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
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council 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: December 22, 2014.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30281 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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