[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33129-33130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11661]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XC0075]


Management Track Assessment for Atlantic Herring and Southern New 
England/Mid-Atlantic Winter Flounder

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 Atlantic herring and southern New England/mid-Atlantic 
winter flounder 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 June 27, 2022-June 29, 2022. The 
meeting will conclude on June 29, 2022 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/gwr-scrv-roh).

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 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, June 27, 2022
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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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10 a.m.-10:15 a.m...............  Welcome/Logistics   Michele Traver,
                                   Introductions/      Russ Brown, and
                                   Process.            Tom Miller
                                                       (Chair).
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m............  Atlantic herring..  Jon Deroba.
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.................  Atlantic herring    Jon Deroba.
                                   cont.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.................  Break.............
3:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m..............  Atlantic herring    Jon Deroba.
                                   cont.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.................  Discussion/Review/  Review Panel.
                                   Summary.
5 p.m.-5:15 p.m.................  Public Comment....  Public.
5:15 p.m........................  Adjourn...........
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                         Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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9 a.m.-9:05 a.m.................  Brief Overview and  Michele Traver/
                                   Logistics.          Tom Miller
                                                       (Chair).
9:05 a.m.-10:35 a.m.............  Southern New        Tony Wood.
                                   England/mid-
                                   Atlantic winter
                                   flounder.
10:35 a.m.-10:50 a.m............  Break.............
10:50 a.m.-11:45 a.m............  Southern New        Tony Wood.
                                   England/mid-
                                   Atlantic winter
                                   flounder 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.-3 p.m.................  Follow-ups........  Review Panel.
3 p.m.-5 p.m....................  Report Writing....  Review Panel.

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5 p.m...........................  Adjourn...........
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                        Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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              Time                     Activity              Lead
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9 a.m.-5 p.m....................  Report Writing....  Review Panel.
5 p.m...........................  Adjourn...........
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report 
Writing' session on Tuesday, June 28th, and Wednesday, June 29th, 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: May 25, 2022.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-11661 Filed 5-31-22; 8:45 am]
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