| Page Range | 13775-13775 | |
| FR Document | 2016-05801 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 13775] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-05801] [[Page 13775]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, July 20, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thursday, July 21, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 a.m.-5 p.m.................... SARC Report SARC Chair. Writing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
| 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 public meeting. | |
| 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. | |
| Contact | Sheena Steiner, 508-495-2177; email: [email protected]; or, James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 13775 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE47 |