[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48563-48565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12568]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE024]


Management Track Assessment Peer Review for Four Stocks of 
Atlantic Cod, Atlantic Surfclam, Black Sea Bass, Butterfish, and Golden 
Tilefish

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 will convene the 
Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of 
reviewing four stocks of Atlantic cod (western Gulf of Maine; eastern 
Gulf of Maine; Georges Bank; southern New England), as well as Atlantic 
surfclam, black sea bass, butterfish, and golden tilefish. 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 management track 
working groups and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment 
experts. 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 June 18-25, 2024. The meeting will conclude 
on June 25, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet:
     Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cvj-xzxh-vuj.
     Dial-in number (US): +1 505-596-1588; PIN: 594 430 759#.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For an outline of the stock assessment 
process 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 specific information about the management track 
assessment peer review, please visit the NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments.
    The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may 
be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Management Track Peer Review Meeting

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                         Tuesday, June 18, 2024
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            Time                     Subject              Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m..........  Welcome/Logistics/    Michele Traver,
                               Conduct of Meeting.   Kristan Blackhart,
                                                     John Wiedenmann,
                                                     Chair.
9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.........  WGOM Cod............  Charles Perretti.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m........  Break...............
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m........  WGOM Cod cont.        Charles Perretti
                               Discussion/           Panel.
                               Questions.
12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m........  Public Comment......  Public.
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m.........  Lunch...............
1:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m..........  EGOM Cod............  Cameron Hodgdon.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m..........  Break...............
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m..........  EGOM Cod cont.        Cameron Hodgdon
                               Discussion/           Panel.
                               Questions.
4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m..........  Daily Wrap Up         Panel.
                               Summary/Discussion.
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m..........  Public Comment......  Public.
4:45 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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                         Thursday, June 20, 2024
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            Time                     Subject              Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m..........  Welcome/Logistics...  Michele Traver, John
                                                     Wiedenmann, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11 a.m............  SNE Cod.............  Alex Hansell.
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m...........  Break...............
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m........  SNE Cod cont.         Alex Hansell Panel.
                               Discussion/
                               Questions.
12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m........  Public Comment......  Public.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.........  Lunch...............
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m..........  GB Cod..............  Amanda Hart.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m..........  Break...............
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m..........  GB Cod cont.          Amanda Hart Panel.
                               Discussion/
                               Questions.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.............  Daily Wrap Up         Panel.
                               Summary/Discussion.
5 p.m.-5:15 p.m.............  Public Comment......  Public.
5:15 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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                          Friday, June 21, 2024
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            Time                     Subject              Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m..........  Welcome/Logistics...  Michele Traver, John
                                                     Wiedenmann, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11 a.m............  Meeting Wrap Up/Key   Panel.
                               Points.
11 a.m.-4 p.m...............  Report Writing......  Panel.
4 p.m.......................  Adjourn.............
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                          Monday, June 24, 2024
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            Time                     Subject              Presenter
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1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.............  Welcome/Logistics/    Michele Traver,
                               Conduct of Meeting.   Kristan Blackhart,
                                                     Paul Rago, Chair.
1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m..........  Black Sea Bass......  Emily Liljestrand.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m..........  Break...............
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m..........  Daily Wrap Up         Panel.
                               Summary/Discussion.
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m.............  Public Comment......  Public.
4 p.m.......................  Adjourn.............
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                         Tuesday, June 25, 2024
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            Time                     Subject              Presenter
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8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m..........  Welcome/Logistics/    Michele Traver, Paul
                               Conduct of Meeting.   Rago, Chair.
8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.........  Golden Tilefish.....  Paul Nitschke.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........  Break...............
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m........  Golden Tilefish       Paul Nitschke Panel.
                               cont. Discussion/
                               Questions.
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m...........  Public Comment......  Public.
12 p.m.-1 p.m...............  Lunch...............
1 p.m.-3 p.m................  Butterfish            Charles Adams Panel.
                               Discussion/
                               Questions.
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.............  Break...............
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m..........  Atlantic Surf Clam    Dan Hennen Panel.
                               Discussion/
                               Questions.
4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m..........  Daily Wrap Up         Panel.
                               Summary/Discussion.
5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m..........  Public Comment......  Public.
5:30 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the ``Report 
Writing'' session on Friday, June 21, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 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.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: June 4, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-12568 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
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