81_FR_13825 81 FR 13775 - SAW-SARC 61 Public Meeting

81 FR 13775 - SAW-SARC 61 Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

Page Range13775-13775
FR Document2016-05801

NMFS and the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) will convene the 61st SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for the purpose of reviewing the stock assessment of Atlantic surfclam. The Northeast Regional SAW 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 SAW working groups and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts called the Stock Assessment Review Committee, or SARC. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE475


SAW-SARC 61 Public Meeting

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 Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop 
(SAW) will convene the 61st SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for 
the purpose of reviewing the stock assessment of Atlantic surfclam. The 
Northeast Regional SAW 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 SAW working groups and reviewed by an 
independent panel of stock assessment experts called the Stock 
Assessment Review Committee, or SARC. 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 Stock Assessment Review Committee 
Meeting will be held from July 19, 2016, through July 21, 2016. The 
meeting will commence on July 19, 2016, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting 
agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the S.H. Clark Conference Room 
in the Aquarium Building of the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods 
Hole, MA 02543.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheena Steiner, 508-495-2177; email: 
[email protected]; or, James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
NEFSC Web site at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov. For additional information 
about the SARC meeting and the stock assessment review of Atlantic 
surfclam, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC SAW Web page at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/.

DAILY MEETING AGENDA--SAW/SARC 61 Benchmark Stock Assessment for 
Atlantic Surfclam (Subject to Change. All Times Are Approximate, and 
May Be Changed at the Discretion of the SARC Chair).

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

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10 a.m.-10:30 a.m...............  Welcome             James Weinberg,
                                   Introductions.      SAW Chair.
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m...............  Surfclam            Dan Hennen.
                                   Assessment
                                   Presentation.
12 p.m.-1 p.m...................  Lunch.............
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.................  Surfclam            Dan Hennen.
                                   Presentation
                                   (cont.).
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m..............  Break.............
3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m..............  Surfclam SARC       Michael Wilberg,
                                   Discussion.         SARC Chair.
5:45 p.m.-6 p.m.................  Public Comment
                                   Period.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

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9 a.m.-10:45 a.m................  Revisit with        SARC Chair.
                                   Presenters.
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m...............  Break.............
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m...............  Revisit with        SARC Chair.
                                   Presenters.
11:45 a.m.-12 p.m...............  Public Comment
                                   Period.
12 p.m.-1:15 p.m................  Lunch.............
1:15 p.m.-4 p.m.................  Review/Edit         SARC Chair.
                                   Assessment
                                   Summary Report.
4-4:15 p.m......................  Break.............
4:15 p.m.-5 p.m.................  SARC Report         SARC Chair.
                                   Writing.
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Thursday, July 21, 2016

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9 a.m.-5 p.m....................  SARC Report         SARC Chair.
                                   Writing.
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `SARC Report 
Writing' sessions on July 20 and 21, the public should not engage in 
discussion with the SARC.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special requests should be directed to Sheena Steiner at the NEFSC, 
508-495-2177, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05801 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                 northwest Atlantic. Assessments are                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                           prepared by SAW working groups and                              Sheena Steiner, 508–495–2177; email:
                                                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                       reviewed by an independent panel of                             sheena.steiner@noaa.gov; or, James
                                                    Administration                                                         stock assessment experts called the                             Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email:
                                                    RIN 0648–XE475                                                         Stock Assessment Review Committee, or                           james.weinberg@noaa.gov.
                                                                                                                           SARC. The public is invited to attend
                                                    SAW–SARC 61 Public Meeting                                             the presentations and discussions                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     For
                                                                                                                           between the review panel and the                                further information, please visit the
                                                    AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                                     scientists who have participated in the                         NEFSC Web site at http://
                                                    Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                   stock assessment process.                                       www.nefsc.noaa.gov. For additional
                                                    Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                                                                                     information about the SARC meeting
                                                                                                                           DATES: The public portion of the Stock
                                                    Commerce.                                                                                                                              and the stock assessment review of
                                                                                                                           Assessment Review Committee Meeting
                                                    ACTION: Notice of public meeting.                                                                                                      Atlantic surfclam, please visit the
                                                                                                                           will be held from July 19, 2016, through
                                                    SUMMARY:   NMFS and the Northeast                                      July 21, 2016. The meeting will                                 NMFS/NEFSC SAW Web page at http://
                                                    Regional Stock Assessment Workshop                                     commence on July 19, 2016, at 10 a.m.                           www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/.
                                                    (SAW) will convene the 61st SAW Stock                                  Eastern Daylight Time. Please see
                                                                                                                                                                                           DAILY MEETING AGENDA—SAW/
                                                    Assessment Review Committee for the                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the
                                                                                                                                                                                           SARC 61 Benchmark Stock Assessment
                                                    purpose of reviewing the stock                                         daily meeting agenda.
                                                                                                                                                                                           for Atlantic Surfclam (Subject to
                                                    assessment of Atlantic surfclam. The                                   ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
                                                                                                                                                                                           Change. All Times Are Approximate,
                                                    Northeast Regional SAW is a formal                                     the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the
                                                                                                                                                                                           and May Be Changed at the Discretion
                                                    scientific peer-review process for                                     Aquarium Building of the National
                                                                                                                                                                                           of the SARC Chair).
                                                    evaluating and presenting stock                                        Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast
                                                    assessment results to managers for fish                                Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166                           Tuesday, July 19, 2016
                                                    stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the                              Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543.

                                                    10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. ...........................................         Welcome Introductions .....................................     James Weinberg, SAW Chair.
                                                    10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. ...........................................         Surfclam Assessment Presentation .................              Dan Hennen.
                                                    12 p.m.–1 p.m. ..................................................      Lunch.
                                                    1 p.m.–3:30 p.m. ...............................................       Surfclam Presentation (cont.) ...........................       Dan Hennen.
                                                    3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. ..........................................         Break.
                                                    3:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m. ..........................................         Surfclam SARC Discussion ..............................         Michael Wilberg, SARC Chair.
                                                    5:45 p.m.–6 p.m. ...............................................       Public Comment Period.



                                                    Wednesday, July 20, 2016

                                                    9 a.m.–10:45 a.m. .............................................        Revisit with Presenters .....................................   SARC Chair.
                                                    10:45 a.m.–11 a.m. ...........................................         Break.
                                                    11 a.m.–11:45 a.m. ...........................................         Revisit with Presenters .....................................   SARC Chair.
                                                    11:45 a.m.–12 p.m. ...........................................         Public Comment Period.
                                                    12 p.m.–1:15 p.m. .............................................        Lunch.
                                                    1:15 p.m.–4 p.m. ...............................................       Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report .....                     SARC Chair.
                                                    4–4:15 p.m. ........................................................   Break.
                                                    4:15 p.m.–5 p.m. ...............................................       SARC Report Writing .......................................     SARC Chair.



                                                    Thursday, July 21, 2016

                                                    9 a.m.–5 p.m. ....................................................     SARC Report Writing .......................................     SARC Chair.



                                                      The meeting is open to the public;                                     Dated: March 10, 2016.                                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    however, during the ‘SARC Report                                       Emily H. Menashes,
                                                    Writing’ sessions on July 20 and 21, the                               Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                          National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                    public should not engage in discussion                                 Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.                   Administration
                                                    with the SARC.                                                         [FR Doc. 2016–05801 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                                           U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
                                                    Special Accommodations                                                 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                          System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee
                                                                                                                                                                                           Meeting
                                                      This meeting is physically accessible
                                                    to people with disabilities. Special                                                                                                   AGENCY: National Ocean Service,
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                                                    requests should be directed to Sheena                                                                                                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe public portion of the Stock Assessment Review Committee Meeting will be held from July 19, 2016, through July 21, 2016. The meeting will commence on July 19, 2016, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.
ContactSheena Steiner, 508-495-2177; email: [email protected]; or, James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 13775 
RIN Number0648-XE47

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