Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Stock Assessment of Eastern Bering Sea Pollock; Peer Review Meeting, 26776 [2016-10445]
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The hatchery program that is the
subject of the NMFS evaluation would
operate to provide steelhead for harvest
in freshwater recreational fisheries in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE581
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Stock Assessment of
Eastern Bering Sea Pollock; Peer
Review Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS has requested the
Center for Independent Experts (CIE) to
conduct a peer review of the agency’s
stock assessment of Eastern Bering Sea
walleye pollock (Theragra
chalcogramma). The CIE is a group
affiliated with the University of Miami
that provides independent peer reviews
of NMFS science nationwide, including
reviews of stock assessments for fish
and marine mammals. The Eastern
Bering Sea pollock stock assessment is
reviewed annually by the Alaska
Fisheries Science Center, the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(NPFMC) Plan Team, and the NPFMC
Scientific and Statistical Committee.
The CIE review will examine whether
the assessment incorporates the best
available scientific information and
provides a reasonable approach to
understanding the population dynamics
and stock status of Eastern Bering Sea
pollock. The public is invited to attend
and observe the presentations and
discussions between the CIE panel and
the NMFS scientists who collected and
processed the data, and designed the
underlying model.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
from May 16 through May 19, 2016, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The review will be held at
the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. Photo
identification is required to enter this
facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Ianelli, 206–526–6510.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CIE
panel will consist of three peer
reviewers who will assess materials
related to the topic, participate in a
review workshop with the NMFS
scientists who developed the model and
the analytical approach, and produce a
report. This review will be highly
technical in nature and will cover
mathematical details of the analytical
approach. More information about the
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CIE is available on its Web site at
www.ciereviews.org.
Members of the public are invited to
observe, and will be provided
opportunities to contribute each day
from May 16 through May 19, 2016. The
final report will be available prior to the
September NPFMC Plan Team meetings
and will consist of individual reports
from each panelist and a summary
report. The results of the review will be
presented during the September 2016
NPFMC Plan Team meeting, which will
be announced at a later time in the
Federal Register.
Special Accommodations
These workshops will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ron Felthoven,
206–526–4114, at least 10 working days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 29, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), this
notice announces that NMFS intends to
obtain information necessary to prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for 10 Hatchery and Genetic
Management Plans (HGMPs) for salmon
and steelhead hatchery programs jointly
submitted by the Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife
(WDFW) with the Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe and the Suquamish Tribe (referred
to as the co-managers), for NMFS’s
evaluation and determination under
Limit 6 of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) 4(d) Rule for threatened salmon
and steelhead. The HGMPs specify the
propagation of salmon and steelhead in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE581
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Stock
Assessment of Eastern Bering Sea Pollock; Peer Review 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: NMFS has requested the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) to
conduct a peer review of the agency's stock assessment of Eastern
Bering Sea walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma). The CIE is a group
affiliated with the University of Miami that provides independent peer
reviews of NMFS science nationwide, including reviews of stock
assessments for fish and marine mammals. The Eastern Bering Sea pollock
stock assessment is reviewed annually by the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Plan Team,
and the NPFMC Scientific and Statistical Committee. The CIE review will
examine whether the assessment incorporates the best available
scientific information and provides a reasonable approach to
understanding the population dynamics and stock status of Eastern
Bering Sea pollock. The public is invited to attend and observe the
presentations and discussions between the CIE panel and the NMFS
scientists who collected and processed the data, and designed the
underlying model.
DATES: The public meeting will be held from May 16 through May 19,
2016, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The review will be held at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115. Photo
identification is required to enter this facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Ianelli, 206-526-6510.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CIE panel will consist of three peer
reviewers who will assess materials related to the topic, participate
in a review workshop with the NMFS scientists who developed the model
and the analytical approach, and produce a report. This review will be
highly technical in nature and will cover mathematical details of the
analytical approach. More information about the CIE is available on its
Web site at www.ciereviews.org.
Members of the public are invited to observe, and will be provided
opportunities to contribute each day from May 16 through May 19, 2016.
The final report will be available prior to the September NPFMC Plan
Team meetings and will consist of individual reports from each panelist
and a summary report. The results of the review will be presented
during the September 2016 NPFMC Plan Team meeting, which will be
announced at a later time in the Federal Register.
Special Accommodations
These workshops will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ron Felthoven, 206-526-4114, at
least 10 working days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 29, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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