Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review; Public Meeting, 13145-13146 [2025-04792]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 53 / Thursday, March 20, 2025 / Notices Dated: March 13, 2025. Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. meeting/register/ 17otFWatTzuT8v17NZ_xWQ. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Appendix I FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review; Public Meeting List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Non-Selected Companies Under Review IV. Scope of the Order V. Diversification of China’s Economy VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse Inferences VII. Subsidies Valuation VIII. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, Inputs, Land-Use Benchmarks, and Electricity Benchmarks IX. Analysis of Programs X. Recommendation Appendix II Companies for Which Commerce Is Rescinding the Review 1. Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership) 2. Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC 3. HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products Co., Ltd. 4. Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc. 5. Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd. 6. Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd. 7. Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd. 8. Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd. 9. Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd. [FR Doc. 2025–04708 Filed 3–19–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XE791] 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) is holding a public meeting of its Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Monday, April 9, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m. ADDRESSES: Webinar Registration information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/ SUMMARY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 13145 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 19, 2025 Jkt 265001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda The SSC will meet to receive a presentation on the 2025 State of the Ecosystem Report (SOE) for New England by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC); make recommendations for improvements to future reports and discuss strategies for making these reports actionable by the SSC and Council. They will potentially receive an update on and discuss other NEFSC products. Recommend a new SSC Chair and Vice-Chair. Other business will be discussed as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this 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 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 Cate O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 17, 2025. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2025–04789 Filed 3–19–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XE790] National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of a stock assessment update for the multispecies bottomfish complex in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The review will be conducted virtually. A satellite location will be made available for the public to view the review process and Council staff will be available in-person to answer questions. See ADDRESSES for the web address to access the meeting and the location of the satellite viewing site. DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be held between April 2 and April 3, 2025 (April 3 and 4, Chamorro Standard). See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting dates and times and the daily agenda. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by web conference via WebEx. Audio and visual portions for all of the web conferences can be accessed at: https:// www.wpcouncil.org. Web conference access information and instructions for providing public comments will be posted on the Council website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web conference connection, contact the Council office at (808) 552–8220. The satellite viewing site for the WPSAR review is located at the Council office in the CNMI: Kopa Di Oru St., 1182 BRI Bldg., Suite 205, Garapan, Saipan MP 96950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) conducted a stock assessment update for bottomfish management unit species (BMUS) in the U.S. jurisdiction of CNMI. PIFSC previously conducted a 2019 benchmark stock assessment for the CNMI bottomfish stock complex using a Bayesian surplus production model based on data through 2017. The 2019 assessment incorporated improvements SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 13146 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 53 / Thursday, March 20, 2025 / Notices to data standardization and model assumptions that followed recommendations from the review panel for the 2015 assessment for the same stock. PIFSC used production models to estimate biomass and stock status through time, and to evaluate stock status against maximum sustainable yield-based reference points set in the fishery ecosystem plan (FEP) for the Mariana Archipelago, which includes CNMI. Based on the results of the 2019 assessment, NMFS determined the stock not overfished and not experiencing overfishing. The 2025 assessment update that will be reviewed in April used the methodology of the 2019 benchmark assessment and updated it with data through 2023. The 2025 assessment update will provide new information to inform management, including updates on biomass and fishing mortality relative to status determination thresholds to evaluate rebuilding progress, and projections to inform recommendations of allowable biological catch and annual catch limits. Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review The meeting schedule and agenda are as follows: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (1–5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time)/Thursday, April 3, 2025 (9 a.m.–1 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time) 1. Introduction 2. Review objectives and terms of reference 3. Review of stock assessment updates 4. Summary of comments and analysis during desktop phase 5. Questions to presenters 6. Public comment Thursday, April 3, 2025 (1–5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time)/Friday, April 4, 2025 (9 a.m.–1 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time) ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 7. Panel presentation on the review results and recommendations 8. Questions to reviewers 9. Public comment 10. Closing comments and adjourn The agenda order may change. The meeting will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 19, 2025 Jkt 265001 Dated: March 17, 2025. Rey Israel Marquez, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2025–04792 Filed 3–19–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XE728] Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for two permit renewals, two permit modifications, and five new permits. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received nine scientific research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, rockfish, and eulachon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts. The applications may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ preview_open_for_comment.cfm. DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on April 21, 2025. ADDRESSES: All written comments on the applications should be sent by email to nmfs.wcr-apps@noaa.gov. Please include the permit number in the subject line of the email. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231– 2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email: Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit application instructions are available from the address above, or online at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: (UWR); threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR); threatened California Coastal (CC); threatened Central Valley spring-run (CVS). Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened Middle Columbia River (MCR); threatened PS; threatened SnkR; threatened UCR; threatened UWR; threatened Northern California (NC); threatened LCR; threatened California Central Valley (CCV). Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened Hood Canal summer-run (HCS); threatened Columbia River (CR). Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened Oregon Coast (OC); threatened LCR; southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC). Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): Endangered SnkR; threatened Ozette Lake (OL). Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus): Threatened southern Distinct Population Segment (SDPS). Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris): Threatened SDPS. Rockfish (Sebastes spp.): Endangered Puget Sound/Georgia Basin (PS/GB) boccacio (Sebastes paucispinis); threatened PS/GB Yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus). Authority Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226). NMFS issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) are applied for in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits. Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS. Applications Received Species Covered in This Notice Permit 1336–10M The following listed species are covered in this notice: Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened Puget Sound (PS); threatened Snake River (SnkR) fallrun; threatened SnkR spring/summerrun (spr/sum); endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run; threatened Upper Willamette River Port Blakely Tree Farms (PBTF) is seeking to modify a permit that would authorize them to continue taking juvenile OC and LCR coho salmon; LCR, UWR, and PS Chinook salmon; LCR, PS, and UWR steelhead; and CR chum salmon in order to evaluate factors limiting fish distribution and water quality in streams owned by PBTF. This PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 53 (Thursday, March 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13145-13146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04792]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE790]


Pacific Island Fisheries; Western Pacific Stock Assessment 
Review; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and 
NMFS will convene a Western Pacific Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) of 
a stock assessment update for the multispecies bottomfish complex in 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The review 
will be conducted virtually. A satellite location will be made 
available for the public to view the review process and Council staff 
will be available in-person to answer questions. See ADDRESSES for the 
web address to access the meeting and the location of the satellite 
viewing site.

DATES: The WPSAR meeting will be held between April 2 and April 3, 2025 
(April 3 and 4, Chamorro Standard). See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
meeting dates and times and the daily agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by web conference via WebEx. Audio 
and visual portions for all of the web conferences can be accessed at: 
https://www.wpcouncil.org. Web conference access information and 
instructions for providing public comments will be posted on the 
Council website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web 
conference connection, contact the Council office at (808) 552-8220.
    The satellite viewing site for the WPSAR review is located at the 
Council office in the CNMI: Kopa Di Oru St., 1182 BRI Bldg., Suite 205, 
Garapan, Saipan MP 96950.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NMFS Pacific Islands Fisheries Science 
Center (PIFSC) conducted a stock assessment update for bottomfish 
management unit species (BMUS) in the U.S. jurisdiction of CNMI. PIFSC 
previously conducted a 2019 benchmark stock assessment for the CNMI 
bottomfish stock complex using a Bayesian surplus production model 
based on data through 2017. The 2019 assessment incorporated 
improvements

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to data standardization and model assumptions that followed 
recommendations from the review panel for the 2015 assessment for the 
same stock. PIFSC used production models to estimate biomass and stock 
status through time, and to evaluate stock status against maximum 
sustainable yield-based reference points set in the fishery ecosystem 
plan (FEP) for the Mariana Archipelago, which includes CNMI. Based on 
the results of the 2019 assessment, NMFS determined the stock not 
overfished and not experiencing overfishing.
    The 2025 assessment update that will be reviewed in April used the 
methodology of the 2019 benchmark assessment and updated it with data 
through 2023. The 2025 assessment update will provide new information 
to inform management, including updates on biomass and fishing 
mortality relative to status determination thresholds to evaluate 
rebuilding progress, and projections to inform recommendations of 
allowable biological catch and annual catch limits.

Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review

    The meeting schedule and agenda are as follows:

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (1-5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time)/Thursday, 
April 3, 2025 (9 a.m.-1 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time)

1. Introduction
2. Review objectives and terms of reference
3. Review of stock assessment updates
4. Summary of comments and analysis during desktop phase
5. Questions to presenters
6. Public comment

Thursday, April 3, 2025 (1-5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time)/Friday, April 
4, 2025 (9 a.m.-1 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time)

7. Panel presentation on the review results and recommendations
8. Questions to reviewers
9. Public comment
10. Closing comments and adjourn

    The agenda order may change. The meeting will run as late as 
necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language interpretation 
or other auxiliary aids to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or 
(808) 522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: March 17, 2025.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-04792 Filed 3-19-25; 8:45 am]
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