[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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