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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 71 / Wednesday, April 13, 2016 / Notices
Dated: April 8, 2016.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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The SSC Meeting, Tuesday, May 3,
2016, through Thursday, May 5, 2016.
RIN 0648–XE541
Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council)—Scientific and Statistical
Committee Meeting; Social and
Economic Sciences Panel Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: The Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) and the SocioEconomic Panel (SEP) of the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) will hold a meeting.
AGENCY:
The Council’s Scientific and
Statistical Committee and its SocioEconomic Panel will meet May 3, 2016
through May 5, 2016.
DATES: The Socio-Economic Panel
meeting will be held on Tuesday, May
3, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The
Scientific and Statistical Committee
meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 3, 2016, and end at 3 p.m.
on Thursday, May 5, 2016, to view the
agenda, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The meetings and workshop
will be held at the Town & Country Inn
and Suites, 2008 Savannah Hwy,
Charleston, SC 29407; phone 800/334–
6660 or 843/571–1000; fax 843/766–
9444.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; phone 843/571–
4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC–10; FAX
843/769–4520; email:
kim.iverson@safmc.net.
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ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The items of discussion in the
meeting agenda are as follows:
The SEP Meeting, Tuesday, May 3, 2016
1. Discussion of Optimum Yield.
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2. Review decision tree for
management.
3. Discuss proposed management
measures for Red Snapper.
4. Discuss portfolio approach in social
effects analyses.
5. Receive an update on recent and
developing Council actions, including
the Citizen Science Initiative, Visioning,
and all active amendments.
1. Receive an update on 2015
Landings, Annual Catch Limits (ACLs),
Acceptable Biological Catches (ABCs)
and Accountability Measures (AMs), the
Marine Resources Monitoring,
Assessment, and Prediction (MARMAP)
Fishery Independent Index, and recent
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) activities.
2. Receive an update on the MidAtlantic SSC meeting regarding Blueline
Tilefish.
3. Review a new bag and size limit
analysis methodology.
4. Review the South Atlantic For-Hire
Reporting Amendment and discus the
data collection variables.
5. Review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 41 for Mutton Snapper.
6. Receive an update on the proposed
SEDAR research track to be used in lieu
of a Benchmark stock assessment.
7. Review the stock assessments for
Red Snapper, Gray Triggerfish, and the
assessment update for Golden Tilefish.
8. Discuss and apply the National
Marine Fisheries Service Assessment
Prioritization to South Atlantic stocks.
9. Discuss the findings of the Spiny
Lobster Review Panel.
10. Receive an update on the
Council’s Citizen Science Initiative.
11. Review a proposed Decision Tool
for Hogfish management.
12. Review Snapper Grouper
Amendment 37 for Hogfish.
13. Discuss proposed management
options for Red Snapper.
14. Discuss revisions to the ABC
Control Rule.
15. Review the report of the SocioEconomic Panel.
16. Receive an update on the
Council’s work plan and current
amendments.
17. Hold elections for the Chair and
Vice-Chair.
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
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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.
Written comment on SSC agenda
topics is to be distributed to the
Committee through the Council office,
similar to all other briefing materials.
Written comment to be considered by
the SSC shall be provided to the Council
office no later than one week prior to an
SSC meeting. For this meeting, the
deadline for submission of written
comment is 12 p.m. Tuesday, April 26,
2016. Two opportunities for comment
on agenda items will be provided during
SSC meetings and noted on the agenda.
The first will be at the beginning of the
meeting, and the second near the
conclusion, when the SSC reviews its
recommendations.
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 ten
working 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: April 8, 2016.
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
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
Office of Ocean Exploration
and Research (OER), National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Ocean
Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB).
OEAB members will discuss and
provide advice on Federal ocean
exploration programs, with a particular
emphasis on National Oceanic and
AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA)
Office of Ocean Exploration and
Research (OER) activities; federal ocean
exploration partners, including the
National Science Foundation and the
National Atmospheric and Space
SUMMARY:
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Administration; advising NOAA on outyear budget development with respect
to ocean exploration; and other matters
as described in the agenda found on the
OEAB Web site at https://oeab.noaa.gov.
Time and Dates: The announced
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April
26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.–5:45 p.m. EDT,
and Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Venable LLC, 575 7th Street NW.,
Washington, DC.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public with a 30-minute public
comment period on Tuesday, April 26th
from 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. EDT (please
check the agenda on the Web site to
confirm the time). The public may listen
to the meeting and provide comments
during the public comment period via
teleconference. Dial-in information may
be found on the meeting agenda posted
to the OEAB Web site.
The OEAB expects that public
statements at its meetings will not be
repetitive of previously submitted
verbal or written statements. In general,
each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to
three minutes. The Designated Federal
Officer must receive written comments
by April 19, 2016 to provide sufficient
time for OEAB review. Written
comments received after April 19, 2016
will be distributed to the OEAB but may
not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date. Seats will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis.
Special Accomodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
David McKinnie, Designated Federal
Officer (see below) by April 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David McKinnie, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory
Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115, (206)
526–6950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA
established the OEAB under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and
legislation that gives the agency
statutory authority to operate an ocean
exploration program and to coordinate a
national program of ocean exploration.
The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on
strategic planning, exploration
priorities, competitive ocean
exploration grant programs and other
matters as the NOAA Administrator
requests.
OEAB members represent government
agencies, the private sector, academic
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institutions, and not-for-profit
institutions involved in all facets of
ocean exploration—from advanced
technology to citizen exploration.
In addition to advising NOAA
leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to
help to define and develop a national
program of ocean exploration—a
network of stakeholders and
partnerships advancing national
priorities for ocean exploration.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR); Gulf of Mexico Datalimited Species (Red Drum, Lane
Snapper, Wenchman, Yellowmouth
Grouper, Speckled Hind, Snowy
Grouper, Almaco Jack, Lesser
Amberjack)
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 49 Data
Workshop for Gulf of Mexico Datalimited Species.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 49 assessment of
the Gulf of Mexico Data-limited Species
will consist of: A Data Workshop; A
series of Assessment Webinars; and a
Review Workshop.
DATES: The SEDAR 49 Data Workshop
will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 2,
2016, and end at 12 p.m. on Friday, May
6, 2016; the Assessment Webinars and
Review Workshop dates and times will
publish in a subsequent issue in the
Federal Register, to view the agenda,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The SEDAR 49 Data
Workshop will be held at the Doubletree
by Hilton New Orleans, 300 Canal
Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130; 800–
222–TREE.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405
SUMMARY:
Julie
Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone 843/
571–4366 or toll free 866/SAFMC–10;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Julie.neer@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
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 three
step process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing webinars; and (3) Review
Workshop. The product 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,
HMS 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 Data
Workshop agenda are as follows:
1. An assessment data set and
associated documentation will be
developed.
2. Participants will evaluate all
available data and select appropriate
sources for providing information on
life history characteristics, catch
statistics, discard estimates, length and
age composition, and fishery dependent
and fishery independent measures of
stock abundance, as specified in the
Terms of Reference for the workshop.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (OER), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB).
OEAB members will discuss and provide advice on Federal ocean
exploration programs, with a particular emphasis on National Oceanic
and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) Office of Ocean Exploration and
Research (OER) activities; federal ocean exploration partners,
including the National Science Foundation and the National Atmospheric
and Space
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Administration; advising NOAA on out-year budget development with
respect to ocean exploration; and other matters as described in the
agenda found on the OEAB Web site at https://oeab.noaa.gov.
Time and Dates: The announced meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
April 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. EDT, and Wednesday, April 27,
2016 from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Venable LLC, 575 7th Street NW.,
Washington, DC.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public with a 30-minute
public comment period on Tuesday, April 26th from 2:15 p.m. to 2:45
p.m. EDT (please check the agenda on the Web site to confirm the time).
The public may listen to the meeting and provide comments during the
public comment period via teleconference. Dial-in information may be
found on the meeting agenda posted to the OEAB Web site.
The OEAB expects that public statements at its meetings will not be
repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. In
general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be
limited to three minutes. The Designated Federal Officer must receive
written comments by April 19, 2016 to provide sufficient time for OEAB
review. Written comments received after April 19, 2016 will be
distributed to the OEAB but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to David McKinnie, Designated
Federal Officer (see below) by April 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David McKinnie, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115,
(206) 526-6950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA established the OEAB under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and legislation that gives the agency
statutory authority to operate an ocean exploration program and to
coordinate a national program of ocean exploration. The OEAB advises
NOAA leadership on strategic planning, exploration priorities,
competitive ocean exploration grant programs and other matters as the
NOAA Administrator requests.
OEAB members represent government agencies, the private sector,
academic institutions, and not-for-profit institutions involved in all
facets of ocean exploration--from advanced technology to citizen
exploration.
In addition to advising NOAA leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to
help to define and develop a national program of ocean exploration--a
network of stakeholders and partnerships advancing national priorities
for ocean exploration.
Dated: April 7, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-08430 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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