[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46715-46716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19166]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG233


Groundfish Operational Assessment Peer Review 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: NMFS and the Operational Assessment Oversight Panel will 
convene the Groundfish Operational Assessment Peer Review Meeting for 
the purpose of reviewing stock assessments of haddock, cod, yellowtail 
flounder, windowpane flounder, American plaice, pollock, and white 
hake. The Operational Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific 
peer-review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment 
results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the 
northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by Stock Assessment 
Workshop (SAW) working groups and reviewed by an independent panel of 
stock assessment experts called the Operational Assessment Oversight 
Panel (AOP). The public is invited to attend the presentations and 
discussions between the review panel and the scientists who have 
participated in the stock assessment process.

DATES: The public portion of the Groundfish Operational Assessment Peer 
Review Meeting will be held from September 9, 2019-September 13, 2019. 
The meeting will commence on September 13, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily 
meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Stephen H. Clark Conference Room 
in the Aquarium Building of the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods 
Hole, MA 02543.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
NEFSC website at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov. For additional information 
about the AOP meeting and the stock assessment peer review, please 
visit the NMFS/NEFSC SAW web page at https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/assessments/2019-assessments/.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Groundfish Operational Assessment Peer Review 
Meeting

    (Subject to Change; All times are approximate and may be changed at 
the discretion of the Peer Review Chair).

Monday, September 9, 2019

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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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1:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m..............  Welcome and         Jim Weinberg/Pat
                                   Introductions.      Sullivan, Chair.
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m..............  Common Topics.....  Russ Brown.
1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m..............  Georges Bank        Liz Brooks.
                                   Haddock.           Charles Perretti.
                                  Gulf of Maine
                                   Haddock.
4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m..............  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.           Public.
                                  Public Comment....
5:00 p.m........................  Adjourn.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m..............  Brief Overview and  Jim Weinberg/Pat
                                   logistics.          Sullivan, Chair.
8:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.............  Gulf of Maine Cod.  Charles Perretti.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m............  Break.
                                  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.           Public.
                                  Public Comment....
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m............  Lunch.
12:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.............  Cape Cod/Gulf of    Larry Alade.
                                   Maine Yellowtail   Larry Alade.
                                   Flounder.
                                  Southern New
                                   England/Mid-
                                   Atlantic
                                   Yellowtail
                                   Flounder.
3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m..............  Break.
                                  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.           Public.
                                  Public Comment....
4:15 p.m........................  Adjourn.
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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m..............  Brief Overview and  Jim Weinberg/Pat
                                   logistics.          Sullivan, Chair.
8:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.............  Northern            Toni Chute.
                                   Windowpane         Lisa Hendrickson.
                                   Flounder.
                                  Gulf of Maine
                                   Winter Flounder.
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m............  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.           Public.
                                  Public Comment....
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.............  Lunch.
1:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m..............  American Plaice...  Larry Alade.
                                  Pollock...........  Brian Linton.
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m..............  Break.
                                  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.           Public.
                                  Public Comment....
4:30 p.m........................  Adjourn.
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Thursday, September 12, 2019

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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m..............  Brief Overview and  Jim Weinberg/Pat
                                   logistics.          Sullivan, Chair.
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m..............  White Hake........  Kathy Sosebee.
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.............  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.           Public.
                                  Public Comment....
                                  Break.............
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m............  Meeting Wrap Up     Review Panel.
                                   and Discussion of
                                   Key Topics.
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.............  Lunch.
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m..............  Report Writing....  Review Panel.
5:00 p.m........................  Adjourn.
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Friday, September 12, 2019

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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.............  Report Writing....  Review Panel.
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.............  Lunch.
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m..............  Report Writing....  Review Panel.
5:00 p.m........................  Adjourn.
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report 
Writing/Species Summaries' session on Thursday, September 12th, and 
Friday, September 13th, the public should not engage in discussion with 
the peer review Panel.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special requests should be directed to James Weinberg at the NEFSC, 
508-495-2352, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: August 30, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-19166 Filed 8-30-19; 4:15 pm]
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