[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66092-66094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18145]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE187]
Management Track Assessment for American Plaice, Atlantic
Halibut, Gulf of Maine Haddock, Georges Bank Haddock, Pollock, and
Witch 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 American plaice, Atlantic halibut, Gulf of Maine haddock,
Georges Bank haddock, Pollock, and Witch 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. 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 16, 2024-September 19, 2024.
The meeting is open to the public; however, the `Report Writing'
session on Friday, will be closed. The meeting will conclude on
September 20, 2024 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 video call link:
https://meet.google.com/ths-kmxd-ejr
Or dial: (US) +1 669-238-0338
PIN: 341 828 693#
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, 508-495-2195;
[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 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.
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 16, 2024
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Time Stock Subject Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m................ ..................... Welcome/Logistics/Conduct Michele Traver, Kristan
of Meeting. Blackhart, Richard
Merrick, Chair.
9:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m............... American Plaice...... TOR Review/Panel Questions Amanda Hart, Panel.
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11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.............. Break.
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11:45 a.m.-12 p.m................. American Plaice...... Public Comment............ Public.
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m................. American Plaice...... Panel Deliberations....... Panel.
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.................. American Plaice...... Panel Conclusions/ Panel.
Recommendations and Final
Stock Wrap Up.
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1 p.m.-2 p.m...................... Lunch.
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2 p.m.-4 p.m...................... Georges Bank Haddock. TOR Review/Panel Questions Liz Brooks, Panel.
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4 p.m.-4:15 p.m................... Break.
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4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m................ Georges Bank Haddock. Public Comment............ Public.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m................... Georges Bank Haddock. Panel Deliberations....... Panel.
5 p.m.-5:30 p.m................... Georges Bank Haddock. Panel Conclusions/ Panel.
Recommendations and Final
Stock Wrap Up.
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5:30 p.m.......................... Adjourn.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Time Stock Subject Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m................ ..................... Welcome/Logistics/Conduct Michele Traver, Kristan
of Meeting. Blackhart, Richard
Merrick, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11 a.m.................. Gulf of Maine Haddock TOR Review/Panel Questions Charles Perretti, Panel.
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11 a.m.-11:15 a.m................. Break.
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11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.............. Gulf of Maine Haddock TOR Review/Panel Charles Perretti, Panel.
Questions, cont..
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12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m............... Lunch.
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1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m................ Gulf of Maine Haddock TOR Review/Panel Charles Perretti, Panel.
Questions, cont..
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2:45 p.m.-3 p.m................... Break.
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3 p.m.-3:15 p.m................... Gulf of Maine Haddock Public Comment............ Public.
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m................ Gulf of Maine Haddock Panel Deliberations....... Panel.
4:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m................ Gulf of Maine Haddock Panel Conclusions/ Panel.
Recommendations and Final
Stock Wrap Up.
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4:45 p.m.......................... Adjourn.
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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Tim Stock Subject Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m................ ..................... Welcome/Logistics/Conduct Michele Traver, Kristan
of Meeting. Blackhart, Richard
Merrick, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11:15 a.m............... Pollock.............. TOR Review/Panel Questions Brian Linton, Panel.
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11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.............. Break.
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11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.............. Pollock.............. TOR Review/Panel Brian Linton, Panel.
Questions, cont..
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12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m............... Lunch.
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1:30 p.m.-3 p.m................... Pollock.............. TOR Review/Panel Brian Linton, Panel.
Questions, cont..
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3 p.m.-3:15 p.m................... Break.
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3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m................ Pollock.............. Public Comment............ Public.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m................ Pollock.............. Panel Deliberations....... Panel.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m................... Pollock.............. Panel Conclusions/ Panel.
Recommendations and Final
Stock Wrap Up.
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5 p.m............................. Adjourn.
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
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Time Stock Subject Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m................ ..................... Welcome/Logistics/Conduct Michele Traver, Kristan
of Meeting. Blackhart, Richard
Merrick, Chair.
9:35 a.m.-11:30 a.m............... Witch Flounder....... TOR Review/Panel Questions Susan Wigley, Panel.
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11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.............. Break.
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11:45 a.m.-12 p.m................. Witch Flounder....... Public Comment............ Public.
12 p.m.-12:30 p.m................. Witch Flounder....... Panel Deliberations....... Panel.
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.................. Witch Flounder....... Panel Conclusions/ Panel.
Recommendations and Final
Stock Wrap Up.
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1 p.m.-2 p.m...................... Lunch.
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2 p.m.-5 p.m...................... All stocks........... Final Meeting Wrap Up, if Panel.
needed; else closed panel
writing session.
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5 p.m............................. Adjourn.
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Friday, September 20, 2024
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Time Stocks Subject Presenter
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9:30 a.m.-5 p.m................... All stocks........... Report Writing............ Closed panel session.
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5 p.m............................. Adjourn.
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Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email.
Dated: August 9, 2024.
Claudia Stephanie Womble,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-18145 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
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