National Sea Grant Advisory Board (NSGAB) Public Meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board's Fall 2017 Meeting, 42800-42801 [2017-19336]
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announcements and introductions,
presentation of the Law Enforcement
Officer of the Year award, and election
of a new Council Chair and Vice-Chair.
The Council will receive a Legal
Briefing on Litigation from NOAA
General Counsel (if needed) during
Closed Session. The Council will
receive the Executive Director’s Report,
an update on the Council’s Citizen
Science Program, and an overview of
the economic value of South Atlantic
fisheries. The Council will also receive
reports from NOAA Fisheries on the
status of commercial and recreational
catches versus ACLs for species not
covered during an earlier committee
meeting, status of the South Atlantic
For-Hire Amendment, status of Bycatch
Collection Programs, landings of
dolphin fish caught with pelagic
longline gear by vessel permit type, and
the status of commercial electronic
logbook reporting. The Council will
review any Exempted Fishing Permits
received by NOAA Fisheries as
necessary. The Council will receive
Committee reports from the Advisory
Panel Selection, Habitat and EcosystemBased Management, SEDAR, Snapper
Grouper, Mackerel Cobia, and Executive
Finance Committees, review
recommendations, and take action as
appropriate.
The Council will receive agency and
liaison reports; and discuss other
business and upcoming meetings.
Documents regarding these issues are
available from the Council office (see
ADDRESSES).
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 Council’s 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 auxiliary aids should be
directed to the council office (see
ADDRESSES) 3 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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Dated: September 7, 2017.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Permanent Advisory Committee To
Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Commission; Meeting Announcement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces a meeting
of the Permanent Advisory Committee
(PAC) to advise the U.S. Commissioners
to the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) on
October 24–October 25, 2017. Meeting
topics are provided under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be
held on October 24, 2017, from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. HST (or until business is
concluded) and October 25, 2017, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. HST (or until business
is concluded).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach
Resort, 2169 Kalia Road, Honolulu,
Hawaii 96815—in the Diamond Head
Terrace Meeting Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office; telephone: 808–725–
5036; facsimile: 808–725–5215; email:
emily.crigler@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), a Permanent Advisory Committee,
or PAC, has been convened to advise the
U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC,
certain members of which have been
appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
in consultation with the U.S.
Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC
supports the work of the U.S. National
Section to the WCPFC in an advisory
capacity. The U.S. National Section is
made up of the U.S. Commissioners and
the Department of State. NMFS Pacific
Islands Regional Office provides
administrative and technical support to
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the PAC in cooperation with the
Department of State. The next regular
annual session of the WCPFC (WCPFC
14) is scheduled to be held December
3–December 8, 2017, in the Philippines.
More information on this meeting and
the WCPFC, established under the
Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean, can be found on the
WCPFC Web site: https://wcpfc.int/.
Meeting Topics
The PAC meeting topics may include
the following: (1) Outcomes of the 2016
Annual Meeting and 2017 sessions of
the WCPFC Scientific Committee,
Northern Committee, and Technical and
Compliance Committee; (2)
conservation and management measures
for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack
tuna and other species for 2017 and
beyond; (3) potential U.S. proposals to
WCPFC14; (4) input and advice from the
PAC on issues that may arise at
WCPFC14; (5) potential proposals from
other WCPFC members; and (6) other
issues.
Special Accommodations
The meeting location is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Emily Crigler at
(808) 725–5036 by October 6, 2017.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
Dated: September 1, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Sea Grant Advisory Board
(NSGAB) Public Meeting of the
National Sea Grant Advisory Board’s
Fall 2017 Meeting
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the
National Sea Grant Advisory Board
(NSGAB).
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the NSGAB.
NSGAB members will discuss and
provide advice on the National Sea
SUMMARY:
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Grant College Program (NSGCP) in the
areas of program evaluation, strategic
planning, education and extension,
science and technology programs, and
other matters as described in the agenda
found on the NSGCP Web site at https://
seagrant.noaa.gov/WhoWeAre/
Leadership/
NationalSeaGrantAdvisoryBoard/
UpcomingAdvisoryBoardMeetings.aspx.
DATES: The announced meeting is
scheduled for Monday, October 16 from
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET and Tuesday,
October 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Embassy Suites by Hilton, 605 West
Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia
31401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
any questions concerning the meeting,
please contact Mary Ann Garlic,
National Sea Grant College Program,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 11861, Silver Spring,
Maryland, 20910, 301–734–1081,or via
email at Maryann.Garlic@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Status: The meeting will be open to
public participation with a 15-minute
public comment period on Tuesday,
October 17, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. ET.
(Check agenda using link in the
Summary section to confirm time prior
to attending.)
The NSGAB expects that public
statements presented 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 a total time of three (3)
minutes. Written comments should be
received by Mary Ann Garlic by Friday,
October 13, 2017 to provide sufficient
time for NSGAB review. Written
comments received after the deadline
will be distributed to the NSGAB, but
may not be reviewed prior to the
meeting date. Seats will be available on
a first-come, first-serve basis.
The NSGAB, which consists of a
balanced representation from academia,
industry, state government, and other
relevant fields, was established in 1976
by Section 209 of the Sea Grant
Improvement Act (Public Law 94–461,
33 U.S.C. 1128). The NSGAB advises the
Secretary of Commerce and the Director
of the NSGCP with respect to operations
under the Act, and such other matters
as the Secretary refers to them for
review and advice.
Special Accomodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
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auxiliary aids should be directed to
Mary Ann Garlic by Friday, October 6,
2017. See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Dated: September 5, 2017.
David Holst,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
(webinar).
AGENCY:
The Groundfish
Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific
Council’s) Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting
via webinar to review analyses
informing 2019 and 2020 groundfish
harvest specifications and other matters
that will be considered at the November
14–20, 2017 Pacific Council meetings in
Costa Mesa, California. The webinar
meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The SSC Groundfish
Subcommittee webinar will be held
Thursday, September 28, 2017 from 8:30
a.m. to 10 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(Pacific Daylight Time) or until business
for the day has been completed.
ADDRESSES: The SSC’s Groundfish
Subcommittee meeting will be held by
webinar. To attend the webinar, (1) join
the meeting by visiting this link https://
www.gotomeeting.com/webinar; (2)
enter the webinar ID: 975–440–411, and
(3) enter your name and email address
(required). After logging into the
webinar, please (1) dial this TOLL
number: 1–631–992–3221 (not a toll-free
number); (2) enter the attendee phone
audio access code: 214–350–817; and (3)
then enter your audio phone pin (shown
after joining the webinar). Note: We
have disabled mic/speakers as an option
and require all participants to use a
telephone or cell phone to participate.
Technical Information and System
Requirements: PC-based attendees are
required to use Windows® 7, Vista, or
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XP; Mac®-based attendees are required
to use Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer; Mobile
attendees are required to use iPhone®,
iPad®, AndroidTM phone or Android
tablet (See the https://
www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/ipadiphone-android-webinar-apps). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt at Kris.Kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov or contact him at 503–820–
2280, extension 411 for technical
assistance. A public listening station
will also be available at the Pacific
Council office.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John DeVore, Staff Officer, Pacific
Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the SSC Groundfish
Subcommittee meeting is to review a
new yelloweye rockfish rebuilding
analysis, and review new data-limited
estimates of overfishing limits (OFLs)
for cowcod in the Monterey area, starry
flounder, gopher rockfish off California,
greenspotted rockfish north of 42°N. lat.,
blue and deacon rockfishes south of
34°27′ N. lat., blue and deacon
rockfishes off Washington, and cabezon
off Washington. Some of these datalimited OFLs may be reviewed and
resolved by the SSC at the September
11–18, 2017 meeting in Boise, ID. If not,
then the full suite of OFLs listed above
will be reviewed by the SSC Groundfish
Subcommittee at this September 28
webinar meeting. Additionally, the SSC
Groundfish Subcommittee will review a
paper addressing conditions placed on
the west coast bottom trawl groundfish
fishery for shortraker rockfish,
silvergray rockfish, and California skate
by the Marine Stewardship Council.
No management actions will be
decided by the SSC’s Groundfish
Subcommittee. The SSC Groundfish
Subcommittee members’ role will be
development of recommendations and
reports for consideration by the SSC and
Pacific Council at the November
meeting in Costa Mesa, CA.
Although nonemergency issues not
contained in the meeting agendas may
be discussed, 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 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Sea Grant Advisory Board (NSGAB) Public Meeting of the
National Sea Grant Advisory Board's Fall 2017 Meeting
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory
Board (NSGAB).
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the NSGAB. NSGAB members will discuss and
provide advice on the National Sea
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Grant College Program (NSGCP) in the areas of program evaluation,
strategic planning, education and extension, science and technology
programs, and other matters as described in the agenda found on the
NSGCP Web site at https://seagrant.noaa.gov/WhoWeAre/Leadership/NationalSeaGrantAdvisoryBoard/UpcomingAdvisoryBoardMeetings.aspx.
DATES: The announced meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 16 from
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET and Tuesday, October 17 from 8:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton,
605 West Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, Georgia 31401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For any questions concerning the
meeting, please contact Mary Ann Garlic, National Sea Grant College
Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-
West Highway, Room 11861, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, 301-734-
1081,or via email at Maryann.Garlic@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-
minute public comment period on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 11:30 a.m.
ET. (Check agenda using link in the Summary section to confirm time
prior to attending.)
The NSGAB expects that public statements presented 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 a total time of three (3) minutes.
Written comments should be received by Mary Ann Garlic by Friday,
October 13, 2017 to provide sufficient time for NSGAB review. Written
comments received after the deadline will be distributed to the NSGAB,
but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seats will be
available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The NSGAB, which consists of a balanced representation from
academia, industry, state government, and other relevant fields, was
established in 1976 by Section 209 of the Sea Grant Improvement Act
(Public Law 94-461, 33 U.S.C. 1128). The NSGAB advises the Secretary of
Commerce and the Director of the NSGCP with respect to operations under
the Act, and such other matters as the Secretary refers to them for
review and advice.
Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mary Ann Garlic by Friday,
October 6, 2017. See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 5, 2017.
David Holst,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-19336 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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