81 FR 13776 - SAW-SARC 62 Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

NMFS and the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) will convene the 62nd SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for the purpose of reviewing the stock assessments of Black Sea Bass and Witch Flounder. 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, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13776-13777]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05800]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE477


SAW-SARC 62 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 62nd SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for 
the purpose of reviewing the stock assessments of Black Sea Bass and 
Witch Flounder. 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 November 29, 2016-December 2, 2016. The 
meeting will commence on November 29, 2016 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard 
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 Black Sea 
Bass and Witch Flounder, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC SAW Web page at 
http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/.

DAILY MEETING AGENDA--SAW/SARC 62 Benchmark Stock Assessment for Black 
Sea Bass and Witch Flounder (Subject to Change. All Times Are 
Approximate, and May Be Changed at the Discretion of the SARC Chair).

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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10 a.m.-10:30 a.m...............  Welcome             James Weinberg,
                                   Introductions.      SAW Chair.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m............  Black Sea Bass      Gary Shepherd.
                                   Assessment
                                   Presentation.
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.............  Lunch.............
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m..............  BSB Presentation    Gary Shepherd.
                                   (cont.).

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3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m..............  Break.............
3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m..............  BSB SARC            SARC Chair.
                                   Discussion.
5:45 p.m.-6 p.m.................  Public Comment
                                   Period.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.............  Witch Flounder      Susan Wigley.
                                   (WF) Assessment
                                   Presentation.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m............  Break.............
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m............  WF Presentation     Susan Wigley.
                                   (cont.).
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.............  Lunch.............
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m..............  WF SARC Discussion  SARC Chair.
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m..............  Public Comment
                                   Period.
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m.................  Break.............
4 p.m.-6 p.m....................  BSB SARC            SARC Chair.
                                   Discussion.
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Thursday, December 1, 2016

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8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.............  Revisit WF with     SARC Chair.
                                   Presenters.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m............  Break.............
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m............  Review/Edit BSB     SARC Chair.
                                   Assessment
                                   Summary Report.
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.............  Lunch.............
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m..............  BSB Assessment      SARC Chair.
                                   Summary (cont.).
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m.................  Break.............
3 p.m.-6 p.m....................  Review/Edit WF      SARC Chair.
                                   Assessment
                                   Summary Report.
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Friday, December 2, 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 December 1 and 2, 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. 2016-05800 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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