Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting, 83897-83898 [2020-28297]
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April 22, 2021: ‘‘Preseason Report
III—Council-Adopted Management
Measures and Environmental
Assessment Part 3 for 2021 Ocean
Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ is
scheduled to be posted on the Pacific
Council website at https://
www.pcouncil.org.
May 16, 2021: Federal regulations for
2021 ocean salmon regulations are
published in the Federal Register and
implemented.
Meetings and Hearings
January 19–22, 2021: The Salmon
Technical Team (STT) will meet online
in a public work session to draft
‘‘Review of 2020 Ocean Salmon
Fisheries, Stock Assessment and Fishery
Evaluation Document for the Pacific
Coast Salmon Fishery Management
Plan’’ and to consider any other
estimation or methodology issues
pertinent to the 2021 ocean salmon
fisheries. The STT may also discuss
additional topics and work as time
allows, including but not limited to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP)
Amendment 20, inclusion of Pacific
Council-adopted southern resident
killer whale management measures to
the salmon FMP, potential impacts to
fishery management due to COVID–19
in 2020, and ecosystem or
administrative matters on the Pacific
Council’s March and April 2021
meetings.
February 16–19, 2021: The STT will
meet online in a public work session to
draft ‘‘Preseason Report I—Stock
Abundance Analysis and Environmental
Assessment Part 1 for 2021 Ocean
Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ and to
consider any other estimation or
methodology issues pertinent to the
2021 ocean salmon fisheries. The STT
may also discuss additional topics as
time allows, including but not limited to
the FMP Amendment 20, inclusion of
Council-adopted southern resident
killer whale management measures to
the salmon FMP, potential impacts to
fishery management due to COVID–19
in 2020, and ecosystem or
administrative matters on the Pacific
Council’s March and April 2021
meetings.
March 23–24, 2021: Three public
hearings will be held online to receive
comments on the proposed 2021 ocean
salmon fishery management alternatives
adopted by the Pacific Council. Each
public hearing will be state-specific and
begin at 7 p.m. Public hearings focusing
on Washington and California salmon
fisheries will occur simultaneously on
March 23, and the public hearing for
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Oregon salmon fisheries will occur on
March 24. A summary of oral comments
heard at the hearings will be provided
to the Pacific Council at its April
meeting. Written comments on the
salmon management alternatives must
be submitted through the Pacific
Council’s e-portal (https://
pfmc.psmfc.org.).
Specific meeting information,
including instructions on how to join
the meeting and system requirements
will be provided in meeting
announcements on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the STT meeting agendas
may come before the STT for
discussion, those issues may not be the
subject of formal STT action during
these meetings. STT action will be
restricted to those issues specifically
listed in this document and to any
issues arising after publication of this
document requiring emergency action
under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, provided the public
has been notified of the STT’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 17, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP)
will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. For agenda details, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar, which can be accessed at:
https://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/ntap_
jan_2021/. Meeting audio can also be
accessed via telephone by dialing 1–
800–832–0736 and entering room
number 5068609.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this meeting is for the
Advisory Panel to (1) review the NTAP
charter, (2) recap use of chainsweep
efficiency work, (3) recap use of swept
area in assessments, (4) recap the NTAP
research priorities vote, (5) document
and discuss concerns with NEFSC
Bottom Trawl Survey, (6) discuss ways
to address concerns with NEFCS Bottom
Trawl Survey, (7) develop a list of
NTAP research priorities to vote on, and
(8) discuss other business.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 17, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (MAFMC)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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Notice of SEDAR 71 South
Atlantic Gag Grouper Assessment
Webinar III.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The SEDAR 71 assessment of
the South Atlantic stock of gag grouper
will consist of a data webinar and a
series assessment webinars.
DATES: The SEDAR 71 Gag Grouper
Assessment Webinar III has been
scheduled for Thursday, January 14,
2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Registration is
available online at: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
3102956364955419152.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N.
Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Howington, SEDAR
Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: (843) 571–4371; email:
Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 threestep 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,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
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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 at the SEDAR
71 Gag Grouper Assessment Webinar III
are as follows:
• Discuss data issues as needed
• Discuss modeling issues as needed
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 intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business 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: December 17, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Fishing Capacity Reduction Program
for the Longline Catcher Processor
Subsector of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Non Pollock
Groundfish Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to
inform the public that there will be an
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increase of the fee rate required to repay
the $35,000,000 reduction loan
financing the non-pollock groundfish
fishing capacity reduction program.
Effective January 1, 2021, NMFS is
increasing the Loan A fee rate to $0.024
per pound to ensure timely repayment
of the loan. The fee rate for Loan B will
remain unchanged at $0.001 per pound.
The increased Loan A fee rate is due to
the 20 percent decrease in non-pollock
groundfish Total Allowable Catch (TAC)
for 2021.
DATES: The non-pollock groundfish
program fee rate increase will begin
with landings on January 1, 2021. The
first due date for fee payments with the
increased rate will be February 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send questions about this
notice to Elaine Saiz, Chief, Financial
Services Division, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–
3282.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine Saiz, (301) 427–8752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 312(b)–(e) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.)
generally authorizes fishing capacity
reduction programs. In particular,
section 312(d) authorizes industry fee
systems for repaying reduction loans
which finance reduction program costs.
Subpart L of 50 CFR part 600 is the
framework rule generally implementing
section 312(b)–(e). Sections 1111 and
1112 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
(46 App. U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g)
generally authorize reduction loans.
Enacted on December 8, 2004, section
219, Title II, of FY 2005 Appropriations
Act, Public Law 104–447 (Act)
authorizes a fishing capacity reduction
program implementing capacity
reduction plans submitted to NMFS by
catcher processor subsectors of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
non-pollock groundfish fishery
(reduction fishery) as set forth in the
Act.
The longline catcher processor
subsector (Longline Subsector) is among
the catcher processor subsectors eligible
to submit to NMFS a capacity reduction
plan under the terms of the Act. The
longline subsector non-pollock
groundfish reduction program’s
objective was to reduce the number of
vessels and permits endorsed for
longline subsector of the non-pollock
groundfish fishery. All post-reduction
fish landings from the reduction fishery
are subject to the longline subsector
non-pollock groundfish program’s fee.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 71 South Atlantic Gag Grouper Assessment
Webinar III.
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SUMMARY: The SEDAR 71 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of gag
grouper will consist of a data webinar and a series assessment
webinars.
DATES: The SEDAR 71 Gag Grouper Assessment Webinar III has been
scheduled for Thursday, January 14, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Registration is available online at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3102956364955419152.
SEDAR address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 29405;
www.sedarweb.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Howington, SEDAR Coordinator,
4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; phone:
(843) 571-4371; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, Highly Migratory Species
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 non-
governmental organizations (NGOs); international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and federal agencies.
The items of discussion at the SEDAR 71 Gag Grouper Assessment
Webinar III are as follows:
Discuss data issues as needed
Discuss modeling issues as needed
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 intent to
take final action to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests
for auxiliary aids should be directed to the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 business 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: December 17, 2020.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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