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those issues specifically listed in this
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arising after publication of this
document that requires emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are accessible to
people with disabilities. Please direct
requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M.
Simonds (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 27, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
Science Advisory Board
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of two
meetings of the Science Advisory Board
(SAB). The members will discuss issues
outlined in the section on Matters to be
considered.
DATES: There are two meetings: The first
meeting is scheduled for April 23, 2019
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT) and April 24, 2019
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. The
second meeting is scheduled for July 10,
2019, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Daylight Time (PDT) and July 11, 2019
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT. These
times and the agenda topics described
below are subject to change. For the
latest agenda please refer to the SAB
website: https://sab.noaa.gov/
SABMeetings.aspx.
SUMMARY:
The April 23–24, 2019
meeting will be at the Hilton Garden
Inn, 2201 M St NW, Washington, DC
20037. The July 10–11, 2019 meeting
will at the Hyatt Regency Seattle, 8008
Howell Street, Seattle, WA 98101. The
link for the webinar registration for the
April 23–24, 2019 meeting may be
found here: https://
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The link for the July 10–11, 2019
meeting will be posted on the SAB
website when available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West
Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone
Number: 301–734–1156; email:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the
SAB website at https://sab.noaa.gov/
SABMeetings.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB)
was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated September 25,
1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with responsibility to advise
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies
for research, education, and application
of science to operations and information
services. SAB activities and advice
provide necessary input to ensure that
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) science
programs are of the highest quality and
provide optimal support to resource
management.
Status: The April 23–24, 2019
meeting will be open to public
participation with a 15-minute public
comment period at 5:30 p.m. EDT. The
July 10–11, 2019 meeting will have a 15minute public comment period at 4:45
p.m. PDT. The SAB 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 minutes.
Written comments for the April 23–24,
2019 meeting should be received by
April 14, 2019 and written comments
for the July 10–11, 2019 meeting should
be received in the SAB Executive
Director’s Office by July 3, 2019 to
provide sufficient time for SAB review.
Written comments received by the SAB
Executive Director after these dates will
be distributed to the SAB, but may not
be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
Special Accommodations: These
meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
special accommodations may be
directed to the Executive Director no
later than 12 p.m. on April 9 for the
April 23–24, 2019 meeting and by no
later than 12 p.m. on May 26 for the July
10–11, 2019 meeting.
Matters to be Considered: The
meeting on April 23–24, 2019 will
include the NOAA Update, NOAA
Science Update, Presentation of the
Sustainable Marine Aquaculture report,
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Presentation of the Environmental
Information Services Working Group
(EISWG) Report on the Use of Observing
System Simulation Experiments
(OSSEs), and Presentation of the
Environmental Information Services
Working Group (EISWG) Annual Report
to Congress, The July 10–11, 2019
meeting will consider updates and
reports on topics contained in the SAB
Work Plan. Meeting materials, including
work products, will be made available
on the SAB website: https://
sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.
Dated: March 12, 2019.
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative
Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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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 of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, April 16 through Thursday,
April 18, 2019, beginning at 9 a.m. on
April 16 and 8:30 a.m. on April 17 and
18.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard,
Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572–
0328; online at https://
www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/
connecticut/hilton-mystic-MYSMHHF/
index.html.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Agenda
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
After introductions and brief
announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman
and Executive Director, NMFS’s
Regional Administrator for the Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office
(GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC), representatives from
NOAA General Counsel and NOAA’s
Office of Law Enforcement, and staff
from the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and the
U.S. Coast Guard. The Council also will
receive a short report on the South
Atlantic Council’s Dolphin Wahoo
Amendment 10. The Council next will
receive a presentation from NOAA
Fisheries on the joint NOAA Fisheries/
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recovery
plan for the Gulf of Maine District
Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon.
This will be followed by a GARFO
presentation on options that will be
considered by the Atlantic Large Whale
Take Reduction Team (ALWTRT)
during its April 23–26, 2019 meeting.
The Council’s discussion will focus on
potential ALWTRT impacts on New
England-managed fisheries. GARFO also
will provide information about the
Biological Opinion for all species listed
under the Endangered Species Act that
may be affected by the 10 fishery
management plans that NOAA Fisheries
is consulting on. The Council then will
receive a progress report on the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council’s
Commercial eVTR Omnibus Framework
Action, which the MAFMC is
developing to consider implementing
electronic Vessel Trip Reports for all
vessels with commercial permits for
species managed by the Mid-Atlantic
Council.
After the lunch break, members of the
public will have the opportunity to
speak during an open comment period
on issues that relate to Council business
but are not included on the published
agenda for this meeting. The Council
asks the public to limit remarks to 3–5
minutes. The Groundfish Committee
will report next. The Council is
scheduled to approve the range of
alternatives for Groundfish Monitoring
Amendment 23. It also will receive an
update on the status of ongoing listening
sessions, which are being held to gauge
public interest in whether or not the
Council should develop an amendment
to the groundfish plan to limit access to
the party/charter fishery. In addition,
the Council will receive an update on its
Five-Year Catch Share Review, which is
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underway, and then approve a modified
Gear Standards Policy to facilitate use of
gear in accountability measures. At the
conclusion of the discussion, the
Council will adjourn for the day.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The Council will begin the day with
a progress report from its EcosystemBased Fishery Management (EBFM)
Committee on setting catch limits for
stock complexes, managing overfished
stocks, and other issues related to the
development of an example Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (eFEP) for Georges
Bank. The Council then will receive the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center’s
annual Ecosystem Status Report, which
provides an update on the condition of
the Northeast Continental Shelf
ecosystem. The Atlantic Herring
Committee will report next. First, the
Council will receive a progress report on
the development of 2019–21
specifications for Atlantic herring and
approve the Scientific and Statistical
Committee’s (SSC) acceptable biological
catch and overfishing limit
recommendations. The Council then
will identify the range of additional
management measures for the 2019–21
Atlantic herring fishing years if any
measures are needed.
Following the lunch break, the
Council will receive and discuss the
final report from the Research Set-Aside
(RSA) Program Review Panel. The
Council may make recommendations
based on the panel’s findings. Next, the
SSC will provide comments and
recommendations on the Council’s
revised research priorities, which were
developed in 2018 and updated based
on suggestions from the Council’s
committees and Plan Development
Teams. The full Council then will
review, discuss, and approve the
updated list. Before adjourning for the
day, the Council will review, discuss,
and approve updates to the Council
Operations Handbook regarding the
Research Steering Committee, research
priority setting, and research review
policy.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
The third day of the meeting will
begin with a report from the Council’s
executive director on the staff’s
participation in a facilitated offsite
workshop, which was held March 13–
14, 2019 and was prompted by a
recommendation from the Council
Program Review Panel. The remainder
of the meeting largely will be devoted to
a special session titled ‘‘Offshore Wind
in the Northeast Region.’’ This session
will cover four wide-ranging subject
areas: (1) A broad overview of the scope
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and time horizon of likely offshore wind
energy development in the region; (2) a
summary of the wind energy
development process and major players;
(3) an update on research planning and
coordination, including wind energy
impacts on fishery surveys; and (4) an
update on regional projects under
development. Finally, the Council will
close out the meeting with ‘‘other
business.’’
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
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 Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council’s intent
to take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
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.
Dated: March 27, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a three-day meeting to consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 16 through Thursday,
April 18, 2019, beginning at 9 a.m. on April 16 and 8:30 a.m. on April
17 and 18.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan
Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572-0328; online at
https://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/connecticut/hilton-mystic-MYSMHHF/.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950; telephone: (978) 465-0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Agenda
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
After introductions and brief announcements, the meeting will begin
with reports from the Council Chairman and Executive Director, NMFS's
Regional Administrator for the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office (GARFO), liaisons from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center
(NEFSC) and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC),
representatives from NOAA General Counsel and NOAA's Office of Law
Enforcement, and staff from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC) and the U.S. Coast Guard. The Council also will
receive a short report on the South Atlantic Council's Dolphin Wahoo
Amendment 10. The Council next will receive a presentation from NOAA
Fisheries on the joint NOAA Fisheries/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
recovery plan for the Gulf of Maine District Population Segment of
Atlantic Salmon. This will be followed by a GARFO presentation on
options that will be considered by the Atlantic Large Whale Take
Reduction Team (ALWTRT) during its April 23-26, 2019 meeting. The
Council's discussion will focus on potential ALWTRT impacts on New
England-managed fisheries. GARFO also will provide information about
the Biological Opinion for all species listed under the Endangered
Species Act that may be affected by the 10 fishery management plans
that NOAA Fisheries is consulting on. The Council then will receive a
progress report on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's
Commercial eVTR Omnibus Framework Action, which the MAFMC is developing
to consider implementing electronic Vessel Trip Reports for all vessels
with commercial permits for species managed by the Mid-Atlantic
Council.
After the lunch break, members of the public will have the
opportunity to speak during an open comment period on issues that
relate to Council business but are not included on the published agenda
for this meeting. The Council asks the public to limit remarks to 3-5
minutes. The Groundfish Committee will report next. The Council is
scheduled to approve the range of alternatives for Groundfish
Monitoring Amendment 23. It also will receive an update on the status
of ongoing listening sessions, which are being held to gauge public
interest in whether or not the Council should develop an amendment to
the groundfish plan to limit access to the party/charter fishery. In
addition, the Council will receive an update on its Five-Year Catch
Share Review, which is underway, and then approve a modified Gear
Standards Policy to facilitate use of gear in accountability measures.
At the conclusion of the discussion, the Council will adjourn for the
day.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The Council will begin the day with a progress report from its
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Committee on setting catch
limits for stock complexes, managing overfished stocks, and other
issues related to the development of an example Fishery Ecosystem Plan
(eFEP) for Georges Bank. The Council then will receive the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center's annual Ecosystem Status Report, which
provides an update on the condition of the Northeast Continental Shelf
ecosystem. The Atlantic Herring Committee will report next. First, the
Council will receive a progress report on the development of 2019-21
specifications for Atlantic herring and approve the Scientific and
Statistical Committee's (SSC) acceptable biological catch and
overfishing limit recommendations. The Council then will identify the
range of additional management measures for the 2019-21 Atlantic
herring fishing years if any measures are needed.
Following the lunch break, the Council will receive and discuss the
final report from the Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program Review Panel.
The Council may make recommendations based on the panel's findings.
Next, the SSC will provide comments and recommendations on the
Council's revised research priorities, which were developed in 2018 and
updated based on suggestions from the Council's committees and Plan
Development Teams. The full Council then will review, discuss, and
approve the updated list. Before adjourning for the day, the Council
will review, discuss, and approve updates to the Council Operations
Handbook regarding the Research Steering Committee, research priority
setting, and research review policy.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
The third day of the meeting will begin with a report from the
Council's executive director on the staff's participation in a
facilitated offsite workshop, which was held March 13-14, 2019 and was
prompted by a recommendation from the Council Program Review Panel. The
remainder of the meeting largely will be devoted to a special session
titled ``Offshore Wind in the Northeast Region.'' This session will
cover four wide-ranging subject areas: (1) A broad overview of the
scope and time horizon of likely offshore wind energy development in
the region; (2) a summary of the wind energy development process and
major players; (3) an update on research planning and coordination,
including wind energy impacts on fishery surveys; and (4) an update on
regional projects under development. Finally, the Council will close
out the meeting with ``other business.''
Although non-emergency issues not contained on this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Council 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 the Council's
intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also
should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request.
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.
Dated: March 27, 2019.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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