82 FR 39984 - Groundfish Operational Assessment Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 162 (August 23, 2017)
| Page Range | 39984-39985 | |
| FR Document | 2017-17821 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 39984-39985] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17821] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XE117 Groundfish Operational Assessment 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 a peer review of Operational Stock Assessments of twenty fish stocks. These stocks are managed by the New England Fishery Management Council and are included within the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. This will be a formal, scientific peer review of operational assessments, which incorporate recent data. Results of the review will be used as a basis for management decisions for fish stocks in U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by stock assessment scientists primarily from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center and reviewed by a panel of stock assessment experts. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions by reviewers and scientists who have participated in the stock assessment process. DATES: The public portion of the Stock Assessment Review Committee Meeting will be held from September 11, 2017, through September 15, 2017. The meeting will commence on September 11, 2017, at 9 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 [[Page 39985]] Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: [email protected] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the NEFSC Web site at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/. Daily Meeting Agenda--Operational Assessments for 20 Groundfish Stocks * Monday, September 11 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Cod and Haddock stocks (Population Dynamics Branch) Tuesday, September 12 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Flounder stocks (Population Dynamics Branch) Wednesday, September 13 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Remaining Stocks (Population Dynamics) Thursday, September 14 9 a.m-12 p.m. Remaining Stocks (Population Dynamics) 12 p.m.-6 p.m. Discussion/Public Comment (Panel/Leads) Friday, September 15 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Review of Species Summaries (Panel/Leads) 4 p.m. Adjourn * Subject to Change 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: August 18, 2017. Alan D. Risenhoover, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2017-17821 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE communities involved in earthquake Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS
hazards reduction. In addition, the 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, or
National Institute of Standards and Chairperson of the U.S. Geological electronically by email to tina.faecke@
Technology Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies nist.gov.
Advisory Committee serves as an ex-
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Kevin Kimball,
officio member of the Committee.
Hazards Reduction Meeting The Committee assesses: NIST Chief of Staff.
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards • Trends and developments in the [FR Doc. 2017–17797 Filed 8–22–17; 8:45 am]
and Technology, Department of science and engineering of earthquake BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
Commerce. hazards reduction;
• the effectiveness of NEHRP in
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
performing its statutory activities;
SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on • any need to revise NEHRP; and
Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR • the management, coordination, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
or Committee), will hold a meeting via implementation, and activities of Administration
webinar on Wednesday, September 6, NEHRP. RIN 0648–XE117
2017, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Background information on NEHRP
Eastern Time. Interested members of the and the Advisory Committee is available Groundfish Operational Assessment
public will be able to view the meeting at http://nehrp.gov/. Public Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
materials and participate from remote
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
locations. The primary purpose of this
App., notice is hereby given that the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
meeting is to review and finalize the
ACEHR will hold an open meeting via Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Committee’s 2017 Report on the
webinar on Wednesday, September 6, Commerce.
Effectiveness of the National Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). 2017, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
The agenda may change to Eastern Time. The primary purpose of
this meeting is to review and finalize SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast
accommodate Committee business. The Regional Stock Assessment Workshop
agenda and meeting materials will be the Committee’s 2017 Report on the
Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The agenda (SAW) will convene a peer review of
posted on the NEHRP Web site at http://
and meeting materials will be posted on Operational Stock Assessments of
nehrp.gov/.
the NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp. twenty fish stocks. These stocks are
DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting managed by the New England Fishery
gov/.
via webinar on Wednesday, September All participants in the meeting are Management Council and are included
6, 2017, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. required to pre-register. Anyone wishing within the Northeast Multispecies
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to participate must register by 5:00 p.m. Fishery Management Plan. This will be
to the public. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 30, a formal, scientific peer review of
ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the 2017. Please submit your first and last operational assessments, which
meeting should be sent to the National name, email address, and phone number incorporate recent data. Results of the
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program to Tina Faecke at tina.faecke@nist.gov or review will be used as a basis for
Director, National Institute of Standards (301) 975–5911. After pre-registering, management decisions for fish stocks in
and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau participants will be provided with U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic.
Drive, Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, detailed instructions on how to join the Assessments are prepared by stock
Maryland 20899–8604. For instructions webinar remotely. Individuals and assessment scientists primarily from the
on how to participate in the meeting via representatives of organizations who Northeast Fisheries Science Center and
the webinar, please see the would like to offer comments and reviewed by a panel of stock assessment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of suggestions related to the Committee’s experts. The public is invited to attend
this notice. affairs are invited to request a place on the presentations and discussions by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina the agenda. Approximately 15 minutes reviewers and scientists who have
Faecke, Management and Program will be reserved from 4:45 p.m.–5:00 participated in the stock assessment
Analyst, NEHRP, Engineering p.m. Eastern Time for public comments. process.
Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Speaking times will be assigned on a DATES: The public portion of the Stock
Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland first-come, first-served basis. The Assessment Review Committee Meeting
20899. She can also be contacted by amount of time per speaker will be will be held from September 11, 2017,
email at tina.faecke@nist.gov, or by determined by the number of requests through September 15, 2017. The
phone at (301) 975–5911. received, but is likely to be about three meeting will commence on September
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The minutes each. Questions from the public 11, 2017, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight
Committee was established in will not be considered during this Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY
accordance with the requirements of period. All those wishing to speak must INFORMATION for the daily meeting
Section 103 of the NEHRP submit their request by email to the agenda.
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. attention of Tina Faecke, tina.faecke@
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
108–360). The Committee is currently nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time,
composed of 15 members appointed by Wednesday, August 30, 2017. the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the
the Director of NIST, who were selected Speakers who wish to expand upon Aquarium Building of the National
for their established records of their oral statements, those who had Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast
distinguished service in their wished to speak but could not be Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166
professional community, their accommodated, and those who were Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, unable to participate are invited to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and to reflect the wide diversity of submit written statements to NEHRP, Sheena Steiner, 508–495–2177; email:
technical disciplines, competencies, and National Institute of Standards and sheena.steiner@noaa.gov; or James
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Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email: effort to reduce paperwork and agency’s estimate of the burden
james.weinberg@noaa.gov respondent burden, invites the general (including hours and cost) of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For public and other Federal agencies to proposed collection of information; (c)
further information, please visit the take this opportunity to comment on ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
NEFSC Web site at http:// proposed and/or continuing information clarity of the information to be
www.nefsc.noaa.gov/. collections, as required by the collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. burden of the collection of information
Daily Meeting Agenda—Operational on respondents, including through the
DATES: Written comments must be
Assessments for 20 Groundfish Stocks * use of automated collection techniques
submitted on or before October 23,
Monday, September 11 2017. or other forms of information
9 a.m.–6 p.m. technology.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Comments submitted in response to
Cod and Haddock stocks (Population to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Dynamics Branch) this notice will be summarized and/or
Paperwork Clearance Officer, included in the request for OMB
Tuesday, September 12 Department of Commerce, Room 6616, approval of this information collection;
14th and Constitution Avenue NW, they also will become a matter of public
9 a.m.–6 p.m. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Flounder stocks (Population record.
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
Dynamics Branch) Dated: August 17, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wednesday, September 13 Requests for additional information or Sarah Brabson,
copies of the information collection NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Remaining Stocks (Population instrument and instructions should be [FR Doc. 2017–17787 Filed 8–22–17; 8:45 am]
Dynamics) directed to Matt Kroll, (240) 533–0063 BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P
or matt.kroll@noaa.gov.
Thursday, September 14
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
9 a.m–12 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Remaining Stocks (Population I. Abstract
Dynamics) National Oceanic and Atmospheric
This request is for an extension of a
12 p.m.–6 p.m. Administration
current information collection. The U.S.
Discussion/Public Comment (Panel/ Power Squadrons and the U.S. Coast
Leads) Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Guard Auxiliary members report Meeting
Friday, September 15 observations of changes that require
additions, corrections or revisions to AGENCY: National Ocean Service,
9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Nautical Charts. The information National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Review of Species Summaries (Panel/
provided is used by NOAA, National Administration (NOAA), Department of
Leads)
4 p.m. Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey to Commerce.
Adjourn maintain and prepare chart additions ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
* Subject to Change that are used Nationwide by commercial
and recreational navigators. SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services
Special Accommodations Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a public
II. Method of Collection meeting. Public comments are requested
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Special Submissions are made via the in advance or during the meeting.
requests should be directed to Sheena Internet. Information about the HSRP meeting,
Steiner at the NEFSC, 508–495–2177, at agenda, presentations, webinar, and
III. Data background documents will be posted
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0022. online at: https://www.nauticalcharts
Dated: August 18, 2017. Form Number: N/A. .noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/meetings.htm.
Alan D. Risenhoover, Type of Review: Regular submission DATES: The meeting will be held
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, (extension of a current information September 11–13, 2017. The agenda and
National Marine Fisheries Service. collection). times are subject to change. For updates,
[FR Doc. 2017–17821 Filed 8–22–17; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Individuals or please check online as noted above.
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P households; not-for-profit institutions. Location: Sheraton Portsmouth, 250
Estimated Number of Respondents: Market Street, Portsmouth, New
600. Hampshire.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours, 30 minutes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Estimated Total Annual Burden Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP Program
Administration Hours: 2,400. Manager, National Ocean Service, Office
Estimated Total Annual Cost to of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315
Proposed Information Collection; Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305,
Comment Request; Cooperative Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
costs.
Charting Programs telephone: 301–533–0064; email:
IV. Request for Comments Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov.
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Comments are invited on: (a) Whether SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commerce. the proposed collection of information meeting is open to the public, seating
ACTION: Notice. is necessary for the proper performance will be available on a first-come, first-
of the functions of the agency, including served basis, and public comment is
SUMMARY:The Department of whether the information shall have encouraged. Public comment periods
Commerce, as part of its continuing practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the are scheduled each day and noted in the
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of public meeting. | |
| Dates | The public portion of the Stock Assessment Review Committee Meeting will be held from September 11, 2017, through September 15, 2017. The meeting will commence on September 11, 2017, at 9 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 | 82 FR 39984 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XE11 |
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