82 FR 1722 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-00060

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) is sponsoring a meeting to review new methods proposed to be used in groundfish stock assessments. The meeting is open to the public.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF135


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) is 
sponsoring a meeting to review new methods proposed to be used in 
groundfish stock assessments. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Groundfish Assessment Methodology Review Meeting will 
commence at 8:30 a.m. PST, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, and continue 
until 5 p.m. or as necessary to complete business for the day. The 
meeting will reconvene on Thursday, January 26, 2017, starting at 8:30 
a.m. PST and continue as necessary to complete business for the day.

ADDRESSES: On January 25, 2017, the Groundfish Assessment Methodology 
Review Meeting will be held in the auditorium at the NMFS Northwest 
Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Boulevard E, Seattle, WA 98112; 
telephone: (206) 860-3200. On January 26, 2017, the meeting will be 
held in the Heritage Room at the Seattle Yacht Club, 1807 East Hamlin 
Street, Seattle, WA 98112; telephone: (206) 325-1000. The Seattle Yacht 
Club is next door to the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
    Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE 
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384; telephone: (503) 
820-2280.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Groundfish Assessment 
Methodology Review Meeting is to review proposed methods for groundfish 
stock assessment. The specific methodologies to be reviewed are:
     Use of the Dirichlet multinomial likelihood for 
compositional data;
     Application of the Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) 
with spatial autocorrelation to survey data;
     Application of the GLMM with spatial autocorrelation to 
fishery catch per unit effort data;
     Revised set of priors for natural mortality;
     Revised prior for steepness; and
     New features in the revised Stock Synthesis software.
    Public comments during the meeting will be received from attendees 
at the discretion of the chair.
    Although non-emergency issues not identified in the meeting agenda 
may come before the meeting participants for discussion, those issues 
may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Formal 
action at the meeting will be restricted to those issues specifically 
listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this 
notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the meeting participants' intent to take 
final action to address the emergency.
    Visitors who are foreign nationals (defined as a person who is not 
a citizen or national of the United States) will require additional 
security clearance to access the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center. Foreign national visitors should contact Ms. Stacey Miller at 
(541) 867-0535 at least two weeks prior to the meeting date to initiate 
the security clearance process.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 
at 503-820-2425 at least ten days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: January 3, 2017.
 Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Incidental taking shall be allowed if ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NMFS finds that the taking will have a information, suggestions, and comments purpose of the Groundfish Assessment
negligible impact on the species or related to the request during the Methodology Review Meeting is to
stock(s) affected and will not have an development of proposed regulations review proposed methods for
unmitigable adverse impact on the governing the incidental taking of groundfish stock assessment. The
availability of the species or stock(s) for marine mammals by TPWD, if specific methodologies to be reviewed
taking for subsistence uses, and if the appropriate. are:
permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
Dated: December 27, 2016. • Use of the Dirichlet multinomial
Donna S. Wieting, likelihood for compositional data;
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
such taking are set forth. National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Application of the Generalized
NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) with
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impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘an spatial autocorrelation to survey data;
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impact resulting from the specified • Application of the GLMM with
activity that cannot be reasonably
spatial autocorrelation to fishery catch
expected to, and is not reasonably likely
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE per unit effort data;
to, adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of • Revised set of priors for natural
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
recruitment or survival.’’ Administration mortality;
Except with respect to certain • Revised prior for steepness; and
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA RIN 0648–XF135
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: ‘‘any act of • New features in the revised Stock
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) Pacific Fishery Management Council; Synthesis software.
has the potential to injure a marine Public Meeting Public comments during the meeting
mammal or marine mammal stock in the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries will be received from attendees at the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and discretion of the chair.
the potential to disturb a marine Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Although non-emergency issues not
mammal or marine mammal stock in the Commerce. identified in the meeting agenda may
wild by causing disruption of behavioral ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. come before the meeting participants for
patterns, including, but not limited to,
SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery discussion, those issues may not be the
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
Management Council (Pacific Council) subject of formal action during this
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
harassment).’’ is sponsoring a meeting to review new meeting. Formal action at the meeting
methods proposed to be used in will be restricted to those issues
Summary of Request groundfish stock assessments. The specifically listed in this notice and any
On July 29, 2015, NMFS received an meeting is open to the public. issues arising after publication of this
adequate and complete application from DATES: The Groundfish Assessment notice that require emergency action
TPWD requesting authorization for take Methodology Review Meeting will under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-
of marine mammals incidental to commence at 8:30 a.m. PST, Stevens Fishery Conservation and
fishery-independent monitoring Wednesday, January 25, 2017, and Management Act, provided the public
activities in Texas. The requested continue until 5 p.m. or as necessary to has been notified of the meeting
regulations would be valid for five years complete business for the day. The participants’ intent to take final action
from the date of issuance. The proposed meeting will reconvene on Thursday, to address the emergency.
action requires the use of gillnets in January 26, 2017, starting at 8:30 a.m. Visitors who are foreign nationals
Texas bays. Use of gillnets in Texas bays PST and continue as necessary to (defined as a person who is not a citizen
presents a reasonable likelihood of complete business for the day.
interaction with bottlenose dolphins or national of the United States) will
ADDRESSES: On January 25, 2017, the require additional security clearance to
(Tursiops truncatus). Therefore, TPWD Groundfish Assessment Methodology
requests authorization to incidentally access the NMFS Northwest Fisheries
Review Meeting will be held in the Science Center. Foreign national visitors
take bottlenose dolphins. auditorium at the NMFS Northwest should contact Ms. Stacey Miller at
Specified Activities Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake (541) 867–0535 at least two weeks prior
TPWD conducts a long-term Boulevard E, Seattle, WA 98112;
to the meeting date to initiate the
standardized fishery-independent telephone: (206) 860–3200. On January
security clearance process.
monitoring program to assess the 26, 2017, the meeting will be held in the
relative abundance and size of finfish Heritage Room at the Seattle Yacht Club, Special Accommodations
and shellfish in Texas bays. This 1807 East Hamlin Street, Seattle, WA
98112; telephone: (206) 325–1000. The This meeting is physically accessible
program uses gillnets deployed to people with disabilities. Requests for
according to a stratified random sample Seattle Yacht Club is next door to the
NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
design, with each Texas bay system as
Center. Kris Kleinschmidt at 503–820–2425 at
an independent stratum. Gillnets are set
Council address: Pacific Fishery least ten days prior to the meeting date.
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overnight during ten-week spring and
Management Council, 7700 NE Dated: January 3, 2017.
fall sampling seasons, with gillnets set
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
perpendicularly to shore. Jeffrey N. Lonergan,
OR 97220–1384; telephone: (503) 820–
Information Solicited 2280. Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Interested persons may submit FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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information, suggestions, and comments John DeVore, Pacific Council;
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concerning TPWD’s request (see telephone: (503) 820–2413.

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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 Groundfish Assessment Methodology Review Meeting will commence at 8:30 a.m. PST, Wednesday, January 25, 2017, and continue until 5 p.m. or as necessary to complete business for the day. The meeting will reconvene on Thursday, January 26, 2017, starting at 8:30 a.m. PST and continue as necessary to complete business for the day.
Contact		Mr. John DeVore, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2413.
FR Citation		82 FR 1722
RIN Number		0648-XF13

82 FR 1722 - Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

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