80 FR 53776 - Western Pacific Management Council; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)
| Page Range | 53776-53776 | |
| FR Document | 2015-22540 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 53776] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-22540] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE135 Western Pacific Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will convene a half-day meeting on Friday, September 25, 2015 regarding social, economic, ecological, and management uncertainty (SEEM) factors pertinent to setting annual catch limits (ACLs) for bottomfish fisheries in American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, September 25, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., 14th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813 and via teleconference; conference telephone: (808) 522-3560. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Friday, September 25, 2015 Following introductions, participants will review the overfishing limit for territorial bottomfish fisheries and the results of risk analyses that considered quality of the stock assessment, uncertainty characteristics, stock status, and productivity and susceptibility. Participants will then discuss social, economic, ecological, and management uncertainty factors relevant to these fisheries that may warrant the Council to consider additional catch limit reductions. Finally, individuals will score these factors and these scores will be averaged in order to reach consensus on a recommendation to the Council. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: September 2, 2015. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-22540 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Assessment setting annual catch limits (ACLs) for ACTION:Notice of SEDAR 45 pre-
• Panel Questions and Answers bottomfish fisheries in American workshop webinar for Gulf of Mexico
3. Thursday, September 10, 2015 (9 Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth Vermilion Snapper.
a.m.–4 p.m.) of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Continue Assessment Review (1⁄2 SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessment of the
DATES: The meeting will be held on
day) Gulf of Mexico Vermilion Snapper will
Friday, September 25, 2015, starting at consist of one in-person workshop and
• Panel Questions and Answers 1 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time.
• Panel Discussions (Closed) a series of webinars. See SUPPLEMENTARY
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at INFORMATION.
4. Friday, September 11, 2015 (9 a.m.–
the Council office, 1164 Bishop St., 14th DATES: The SEDAR pre-Workshop
4 p.m.)
Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813 and via
• Panel Discussions (1⁄2 day) webinar will be held September 25,
teleconference; conference telephone:
• Present Results (afternoon) 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern
(808) 522–3560.
• Adjourn Standard Time.
The order in which agenda items are FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
addressed may change. The meetings Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, meeting will be held via webinar. The
will run as late as necessary to complete Western Pacific Fishery Management webinar is open to members of the
scheduled business. Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. public. Those interested in participating
Although non-emergency issues not SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: should contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR
contained in this agenda may come up (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT)
Agenda
at the meeting for discussion, those to request an invitation providing
issues may not be the subject of formal Friday, September 25, 2015 webinar access information. Please
action during the meeting. Action will Following introductions, participants request webinar invitations at least 24
be restricted to those issues specifically will review the overfishing limit for hours in advance of each webinar.
listed in this notice and any issues territorial bottomfish fisheries and the SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
arising after publication of this notice results of risk analyses that considered Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
that require emergency action under quality of the stock assessment, 29405.
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens uncertainty characteristics, stock status, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Act, provided the public has been and productivity and susceptibility. A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
notified of the intent to take final action Participants will then discuss social, 4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net.
to address the emergency. economic, ecological, and management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations uncertainty factors relevant to these The Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic,
fisheries that may warrant the Council and Caribbean Fishery Management
These meetings are physically Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
to consider additional catch limit
accessible to people with disabilities. Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
reductions. Finally, individuals will
Direct requests for sign language States Marine Fisheries Commissions
score these factors and these scores will
interpretation or other auxiliary aids to have implemented the Southeast Data,
be averaged in order to reach consensus
Christofer Boggs, (808) 725–5364 or Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
on a recommendation to the Council.
Christofer.Boggs@noaa.gov. process, a multi-step method for
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Special Accommodations determining the status of fish stocks in
Dated: September 2, 2015. This meeting is physically accessible the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multi-
Jennifer M. Wallace, to people with disabilities. Requests for step process including: (1) Data/
sign language interpretation or other Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. auxiliary aids should be directed to of webinars. The product of the Data/
Kitty M. Simonds (see ADDRESSES) at Assessment Workshop is a report which
[FR Doc. 2015–22536 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am]
least 5 days prior to the meeting date. compiles and evaluates potential
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Dated: September 2, 2015.
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
Tracey L. Thompson,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE analyses, and describes the fisheries,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable evaluates the status of the stock,
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric estimates biological benchmarks,
[FR Doc. 2015–22540 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am]
Administration projects future population conditions,
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P and recommends research and
RIN 0648–XE135 monitoring needs. Participants for
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the
Western Pacific Management Council; DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Public Meeting
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Caribbean Fishery Management
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Administration Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Regional Office, HMS Management
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Division, and Southeast Fisheries
RIN 0648–XE133
Commerce. Science Center. Participants include
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ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; data collectors and database managers;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and stock assessment scientists, biologists,
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting and researchers; constituency
Management Council (Council) will representatives including fishermen,
convene a half-day meeting on Friday, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries environmentalists, and NGO’s;
September 25, 2015 regarding social, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and International experts; and staff of
economic, ecological, and management Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Councils, Commissions, and state and
uncertainty (SEEM) factors pertinent to Commerce. federal agencies.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of a public meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on Friday, September 25, 2015, starting at 1 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. | |
| Contact | Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522-8220. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 53776 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE13 |
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