[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02239]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE422


Council Coordination Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will host a meeting of the Council Coordination Committee 
(CCC), consisting of the Regional Fishery Management Council chairs, 
vice chairs, and executive directors on February 24-25, 2016. The 
intent of this meeting is to discuss issues of relevance to the 
Councils, including budget allocations for FY2016 and budget planning 
for FY2017 and beyond; an overview of the Saltonstall-Kennedy FY15-16 
grants process; the FY2016 legislative outlook; updates on electronic 
monitoring, NMFS bycatch strategy and catch share program review 
guidance, the NMFS climate science strategy, ecosystem based fisheries 
management, stock assessment prioritization; and Council workgroup 
updates, including Citizen Science Workshop and other topics related to 
implementation of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Reauthorization Act.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 
2016, recess at 5 p.m. or when business is complete; and reconvene at 9 
a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2016, and adjourn by 3:30 p.m. or when 
business is complete.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Capitol Hill, 
550 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20024, telephone 202-479-4000, fax 
202-288-4627.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Fredieu: telephone 301-427-8505 
or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Reauthorization Act established the CCC by amending 
section 302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) of the MSA. The committee consists of the 
chairs, vice chairs, and executive directors of each of the eight 
Regional Fishery Management Councils authorized by the MSA or other 
Council members or staff. NMFS will host this meeting and provide 
reports to the CCC for its information and discussion. All sessions are 
open to the public.

Proposed Agenda

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

8:30 a.m.--Morning session begins
     Welcome/Introductions
     NMFS Update
     Management and Budget update: FY2016--Status, Council 
funding; FY2017--Update Budget Outlook; Records Management
     Overview of S/K Grant Process
     Legislative Outlook
     Electronic Monitoring Update
     Observer Program and Electronic Monitoring Funding Update
     Bycatch Strategy Update
     Update on Review of Council Conflict of Interest 
Regulations
5 p.m.--Adjourn for the day

Thursday, February 25, 2016

9 a.m.--Morning Session Begins
     Catch Share Program Review Guidance
     NMFS Science Update: Climate Science Strategy, EBFM, and 
Stock Assessment Prioritization
     American Fisheries Society Presentation: Aquatic Resource 
Recommendations for the Next Administration
     South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Citizen Science 
Workshop
     Council Workgroup Updates
3:30 p.m.--Adjourn for the day

    The order in which the agenda items are addressed may change. The 
CCC will meet as late as necessary to complete scheduled business.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Brian Fredieu at 301-427-8505 at least five 
working days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: February 2, 2016.
Alan Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-02239 Filed 2-4-16; 8:45 am]
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