[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51344-51345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19949]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB420]


Management Track Assessment for Georges Bank Atlantic Cod and 
Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod

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 Assessment Oversight Panel (AOP) will convene the 
Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of 
reviewing both Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod stocks. The 
Management Track 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 the lead stock 
assessment analyst and reviewed by an independent panel of stock 
assessment experts called the 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 Management Track Assessment Peer 
Review Meeting will be held from September 13, 2021--September 15, 
2021. The meeting will conclude on September 15, 2021 at 5 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily 
meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/bqy-awcd-kqv).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, phone: 508-495-2195; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic. For additional 
information about the AOP meeting and the stock assessment peer review, 
please visit the NMFS/NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Management Track Peer Review Meeting

    The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may 
be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.

                       Monday, September 13, 2021
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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10 a.m.-9:15 a.m............  Welcome/Logistics/    Russ Brown/Michele
                               Introductions/        Traver.
                               Process.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m........  Background/AOP        Russ Brown.
                               Review.
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m........  Gulf of Maine Cod...  Charles Perretti.
11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m.......  Discussion/Review/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........  Public Comment......  Public.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.........  Lunch...............
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.............  Gulf of Maine Cod     Charles Perretti.
                               cont..
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.............  Break...............
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m..........  Gulf of Maine Cod     Charles Perretti.
                               cont..
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m..........  Discussion/Review/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m..........  Public Comment......  Public.
4:30 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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                       Tuesday September 14, 2021
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.............  Brief Overview and    Michele Traver/
                               Logistics.            Richard Merrick
                                                     (Chair).
9:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.........  Georges Bank Cod....  Kathy Sosebee.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........  Break...............
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m........  Georges Bank Cod      Kathy Sosebee.
                               cont..
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m........  Discussion/Review/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........  Public Comment......  Public.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.........  Lunch...............
1:30 p.m.-2 p.m.............  Key Points/Wrap Up..  Review Panel.
2 p.m.-4:30 p.m.............  Report Writing......  Review Panel.
4:30 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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                      Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.............  Report Writing......  Review Panel.
4:30 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report 
Writing' session on Tuesday, September 14th, and Wednesday, September 
15th, the public should not engage in discussion with the Peer Review 
Panel.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special

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requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email.

    Dated: September 10, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-19949 Filed 9-10-21; 4:15 pm]
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