[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3776-3778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01425]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB642]


Research Track Assessment for Gulf of Maine Haddock

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will convene the Research Track Assessment Peer Review 
Meeting for the purpose of reviewing Gulf of Maine haddock stock. The 
Research Track Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific peer-
review process for evaluating and presenting

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stock assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore 
U.S. and Canadian waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are 
prepared by the research track working group and reviewed by an 
independent panel of stock assessment experts from the Center of 
Independent Experts (CIE). 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 Research Track Assessment Peer Review 
Meeting will be held from January 25, 2022-January 27, 2022. The 
meeting will conclude on January 27, 2022 at 3 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting 
agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via WebEx.
    Link: https://noaanmfs-meets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/j.php?MTID=mac73d9098b946224d02f64d3d429d0b3.
    Meeting number (access code): 199 778 2220.
    Meeting password: hZ3XXiStH28.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, phone: 508-257-1642; 
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 research track assessment peer review, please visit 
the NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/research-track-stock-assessments.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Research 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.

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               Time                            Topic                   Presenter(s)                 Notes
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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.................  Welcome/Logistics           Michele Traver, Assessment
                                     Introductions/Agenda/       Process Lead.
                                     Conduct of Meeting.        Russ Brown, PopDy.........
                                                                Branch Chief, Richard
                                                                 Merrick, Panel Chair.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m..............  TOR #3....................  Charles Perretti..........  Survey Data.
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.................  Discussion/Summary........  Review Panel..............
12 p.m.-12:15 p.m.................  Public Comment............  Public....................
12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m..............  Lunch.....................
12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m...............  TOR #2....................  Charles Perretti..........  Catch Data.
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m................  Discussion/Summary........  Review Panel..............
2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m................  Public Comment............  Public....................
2:35 p.m.-3 p.m...................  Wrap up...................  Review Panel..............
3 p.m.............................  Adjourn...................
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.................  Welcome/Logistics.........  Michele Traver, Assessment
                                                                 Process Lead.
                                                                Richard Merrick, Panel
                                                                 Chair.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m..............  TORs #1, #9, and #10......  Charles Perretti..........  Ecosystem,
                                                                                             Recruitment
                                                                                             Processes, and
                                                                                             Density Dependent
                                                                                             Growth.
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m..............  TOR #4....................  Charles Perretti..........  Mortality,
                                                                                             Recruitment and
                                                                                             Biomass Estimates.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m..............  Discussion/Summary........  Review Panel..............
12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m..............  Public Comment............  Public....................
12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m...............  Lunch.....................
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m................  TORs #5 and #6............  Charles Perretti..........  BRPs and
                                                                                             Projections.
2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m................  Discussion/Summary........  Review Panel..............
2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m................  Public Comment............  Public....................
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m...................  Wrap up...................  Review Panel..............
3 p.m.............................  Adjourn...................
Thursday, January 27, 2022
10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.................  Welcome/Logistics.........  Michele Traver, Assessment
                                                                 Process Lead.
                                                                Richard Merrick, Panel
                                                                 Chair.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m..............  TORs #8 and #7............  Charles Perretti..........  Alternative
                                                                Brian Linton..............   Assessment Approach
                                                                                             and Research
                                                                                             Recommendations.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m..............  Discussion/Summary........  Review Panel..............
11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m..............  Public Comment............  Public....................
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m..............  Wrap up...................  Review Panel..............

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12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m..............  Lunch.....................
12:45 p.m.-3 p.m..................  Report Writing............  Review Panel..............
3 p.m.............................  Adjourn...................
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report 
Writing' session on Thursday, January 27th, 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 Michele Traver, via email.

    Dated: January 20, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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