Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting, 19745-19746 [2020-07352]

Download as PDF lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 68 / Wednesday, April 8, 2020 / Notices subject to overfishing and still overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, notifies the appropriate regional fishery management council (Council) whenever it determines that overfishing is occurring, a stock is in an overfished condition, or a stock is approaching an overfished condition. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 304(e)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must notify Councils, and publish in the Federal Register, whenever it determines that a stock or stock complex is subject to overfishing, overfished, or approaching an overfished condition. NMFS has determined that Gulf of Mexico greater amberjack and Gulf of Mexico gray triggerfish are now subject to overfishing. Neither of these stocks were assessed in 2019 and catch data from 2018 support determinations that these stocks are subject to overfishing because total catch for each stock in 2018 exceeded their respective overfishing limit (OFL). NMFS has notified the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council of their obligation to end and prevent overfishing for these stocks. NMFS has determined that Southern Atlantic greater amberjack and Southern Atlantic red grouper are now subject to overfishing. Neither stock was assessed in 2019, and catch data from 2017/2018 (for greater amberjack) and from 2018 (for red grouper) support determinations that the stocks are subject to overfishing because total catch for each stock exceeded their respective OFL. NMFS has notified the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council of their obligation to end and prevent overfishing for these stocks. NMFS has also determined that Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank white hake and Georges Bank winter flounder are now overfished, and that Gulf of Maine/ Georges Bank windowpane flounder and Southern New England/MidAtlantic yellowtail flounder continue to be overfished. These determinations are made based on the most recent stock assessments, completed in 2019 using data through 2018, which indicate that biomass estimates are now below or remain below thresholds. Atlantic witch flounder also continues to be overfished, but could not be quantitatively determined and was qualitatively determined based on continued poor stock condition. Further, both Georges Bank Atlantic cod VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Apr 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 and Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod are still subject to overfishing and still overfished. The status of Georges Bank cod could not be quantitatively determined and was qualitatively determined to be overfished based on continued poor stock condition. The overfishing status of this stock continues to be based on the last accepted assessment that provided quantitative information, in 2013. The status of Gulf of Maine cod is based on the most recent stock assessment, completed in 2019, using data through 2018, which indicates that biomass remains below its threshold and fishing mortality remains above its threshold. NMFS has notified the New England Fishery Management Council of the requirements to rebuild and to end and prevent overfishing on these stocks. NMFS has also determined that Pribilof Islands blue king crab is still overfished. This determination is based on the most recent assessment, completed in 2019 using data through 2019, which indicates that the biomass estimate remains below its threshold. NMFS has notified the North Pacific Fishery Management Council of the requirements to rebuild this stock. NMFS has also determined that Atlantic white marlin is still overfished domestically. This determination is based on the most recent stock assessment, completed in 2019 using data through 2017, which indicates that the biomass estimate remains below its threshold. NMFS continues to work with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to rebuild Atlantic white marlin, including through the first-ever rebuilding program, which was adopted at the 2019 ICCAT Annual Meeting. Dated: April 2, 2020. He´le`ne M.N. Scalliet, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–07323 Filed 4–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19745 Notice for open public virtual meeting, correction with a change of date, and request for comments. ACTION: This serves as a correction and notice of a new meeting for the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) who will have a virtual public meeting on April 28, 1 p.m. EDT, by webinar. This announcement is a correction and replaces the prior public meeting notice for a meeting scheduled for April 28–30, 2020. The meeting originally scheduled for April 28–30, 2020, which will focus on Hawaii and the Pacific, has been postponed to the week of September 21, 2020, in Oahu, Hawaii. For the virtual public meeting on April 28, 2020, 1 p.m. EDT, the public comments are requested in advance and/or during the public comment period. Information about the HSRP meetings, agendas, presentations, and advance webinar registration, is posted and updated online. The meeting documents will be available for downloading prior to the meeting at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ hsrp/hsrp.html and https:// www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ meetings.html. SUMMARY: The virtual public meeting is on April 28, 2020, 1 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted by webinar. The agenda, speakers and times are subject to change. For updates, please check online at the web page below or sign up to receive meeting emails. To receive the meeting announcements by email, including the agenda, please sign up via the tab for ‘‘Meeting Sign Up Information’’ on the meeting web page at https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ hsrp/meeting-webinar-2020.html or send an email to Virginia.Dentler@ noaa.gov. Advance registration is required for the April 28, 2020, webinar and can be found via the link: https:// register.gotowebinar.com/rt/ 6546237546550851853. Public comments are encouraged and individuals or groups who would like to submit advance written statements should email their comments to hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov, Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov, and Virginia.Dentler@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program manager, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6413, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or email: hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov, Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov, phone DATES: E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1 19746 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 68 / Wednesday, April 8, 2020 / Notices 240–533–0064, and Virginia.Dentler@ noaa.gov. The meeting is open to the public via webinar. Public comment is encouraged on the topics of the HSRP meeting and there is a public comment period scheduled in the agenda. Each individual or group making written comments will be limited to one comment per public comment period, the comment will be transcribed, and comments will become part of the meeting record. Comments or letters can be submitted in writing via email prior to the meeting or by email or in the chat function of the webinar during the meeting. The HSRP will provide webinar capability. Pre-registration is required to access the webinar as noted above. The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory Committee established to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA Administrator, on matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, as amended, and such other appropriate matters that the Under Secretary refers to the Panel for review and advice. Past recommendations and issue papers are located online at: https:// www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ recommendations.html. Past HSRP public meeting documents are located online at: https:// www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/ meetings.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES Matters To Be Considered The panel is convening on issues relevant to NOAA’s navigation services, including stakeholder use of navigation services data, products and services, Seabed 2030 and ocean mapping plans, hydrographic surveys, nautical charting including the Five-Year Plan for Sunsetting Traditional NOAA Paper Charts, the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) and datums updates for 2022, legislative priorities and other topics. Navigation services include the data, products, and services provided by the NOAA programs and activities that undertake geodetic observations, gravity modeling, shoreline mapping, bathymetric mapping, hydrographic surveying, nautical charting, tide and water level observations, current observations, flooding, inundation and sea level rise, marine modeling, and related topics. This suite of NOAA products and services support safe and efficient navigation, resilient coasts and communities, and the nationwide VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Apr 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 positioning information infrastructure to support America’s commerce. The Panel will hear about the mission and use of NOAA’s navigation services, the value these services bring, and what improvements could be made. Other administrative matters may be considered. The agenda, speakers and time are subject to change, please refer to the website for the most updated information. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids to hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov, Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov and Virginia.Dentler@noaa.gov at least 10 days in advance of the meeting. Shepard M. Smith, Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2020–07352 Filed 4–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB); Meeting 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 for a 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 the topics identified in the section on Matters to Be Considered. DATES: The announced meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, 2020, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. EDT and Thursday, April 9, 2020, from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual meeting. Information about how to participate will be posted to the OEAB website at https://oeab.noaa.gov. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Matters to be Considered: The OEAB will discuss the following topics: (1) The new OEAB Blue Economy Subcommittee; (2) OER updates, including the OER program review; (3) the future of the OEAB; (4) the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone; and (5) other matters as described in the agenda. The agenda and other meeting materials are available on the OEAB website at https:// oeab.noaa.gov. Status: The meeting will be open to the public with a 15-minute public comment period on Thursday, April 9, 2020 from 3:00 to 3:15 p.m. EDT (please check the final agenda on the OEAB website 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 on the OEAB website. 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 3, 2020, to provide sufficient time for OEAB review. Written comments received after April 3, 2020, 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19745-19746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07352]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice for open public virtual meeting, correction with a 
change of date, and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This serves as a correction and notice of a new meeting for 
the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) who will have a virtual 
public meeting on April 28, 1 p.m. EDT, by webinar. This announcement 
is a correction and replaces the prior public meeting notice for a 
meeting scheduled for April 28-30, 2020. The meeting originally 
scheduled for April 28-30, 2020, which will focus on Hawaii and the 
Pacific, has been postponed to the week of September 21, 2020, in Oahu, 
Hawaii. For the virtual public meeting on April 28, 2020, 1 p.m. EDT, 
the public comments are requested in advance and/or during the public 
comment period. Information about the HSRP meetings, agendas, 
presentations, and advance webinar registration, is posted and updated 
online. The meeting documents will be available for downloading prior 
to the meeting at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.html 
and https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.html.

DATES: The virtual public meeting is on April 28, 2020, 1 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted by webinar. The agenda, 
speakers and times are subject to change. For updates, please check 
online at the web page below or sign up to receive meeting emails. To 
receive the meeting announcements by email, including the agenda, 
please sign up via the tab for ``Meeting Sign Up Information'' on the 
meeting web page at https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meeting-webinar-2020.html or send an email to [email protected].
    Advance registration is required for the April 28, 2020, webinar 
and can be found via the link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/6546237546550851853.
    Public comments are encouraged and individuals or groups who would 
like to submit advance written statements should email their comments 
to [email protected], [email protected], and 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program 
manager, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/CS), 
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6413, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or 
email: [email protected], [email protected], phone

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240-533-0064, and [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The meeting is open to the public via 
webinar. Public comment is encouraged on the topics of the HSRP meeting 
and there is a public comment period scheduled in the agenda. Each 
individual or group making written comments will be limited to one 
comment per public comment period, the comment will be transcribed, and 
comments will become part of the meeting record. Comments or letters 
can be submitted in writing via email prior to the meeting or by email 
or in the chat function of the webinar during the meeting. The HSRP 
will provide webinar capability. Pre-registration is required to access 
the webinar as noted above.
    The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory 
Committee established to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA Administrator, on matters related to 
the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, as amended, and such 
other appropriate matters that the Under Secretary refers to the Panel 
for review and advice. Past recommendations and issue papers are 
located online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/recommendations.html.
    Past HSRP public meeting documents are located online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.html.

Matters To Be Considered

    The panel is convening on issues relevant to NOAA's navigation 
services, including stakeholder use of navigation services data, 
products and services, Seabed 2030 and ocean mapping plans, 
hydrographic surveys, nautical charting including the Five-Year Plan 
for Sunsetting Traditional NOAA Paper Charts, the National Spatial 
Reference System (NSRS) and datums updates for 2022, legislative 
priorities and other topics. Navigation services include the data, 
products, and services provided by the NOAA programs and activities 
that undertake geodetic observations, gravity modeling, shoreline 
mapping, bathymetric mapping, hydrographic surveying, nautical 
charting, tide and water level observations, current observations, 
flooding, inundation and sea level rise, marine modeling, and related 
topics. This suite of NOAA products and services support safe and 
efficient navigation, resilient coasts and communities, and the 
nationwide positioning information infrastructure to support America's 
commerce. The Panel will hear about the mission and use of NOAA's 
navigation services, the value these services bring, and what 
improvements could be made. Other administrative matters may be 
considered. The agenda, speakers and time are subject to change, please 
refer to the website for the most updated information.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Please direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to [email protected], 
[email protected] and [email protected] at least 10 
days in advance of the meeting.

Shepard M. Smith,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-07352 Filed 4-7-20; 8:45 am]
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