83 FR 57431 - Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop and Stock Assessment Review Committee Public Meeting

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FR Document		2018-24956

NMFS and the Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop (SAW) will convene the 66th SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for the purpose of reviewing stock assessments of Summer Flounder and Striped Bass. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG233


Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop and Stock Assessment 
Review Committee 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 66th SAW Stock Assessment Review Committee for 
the purpose of reviewing stock assessments of Summer Flounder and 
Striped Bass. 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 27, 2018-November 30, 2018. The 
meeting will commence on November 27, 2018 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: James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: 
james.weinberg@noaa.gov.

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

Daily Meeting Agenda--SAW/SARC 66 Benchmark Stock Assessment for Summer 
Flounder and Striped Bass (Subject to Change; All Times Are Approximate 
and May Be Changed at the Discretion of the SARC Chair)

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

10 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Welcome Introductions, James Weinberg, SAW Chair; 
and Robert Latour, SARC Chair
10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Summer Flounder Assessment Presentation, Mark 
Terceiro
12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Summer Flounder Presentation (cont.), Mark Terceiro
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m. Break
4 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Summer Flounder SARC Discussion, Robert Latour, SARC 
Chair
5:45 p.m.-6 p.m. Public Comment Period

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Striped Bass Assessment Presentation, Katie Drew
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Striped Bass presentation (cont.), Katie Drew
12:30-1:30 p.m.--Lunch
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Striped Bass SARC Discussion, Robert Latour, SARC 
Chair
3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Public comments
3:45 p.m.-4 p.m. Break
4 p.m.-6 p.m. Revisit with Presenters (Summer Flounder), Robert Latour, 
SARC Chair

Thursday, November 29, 2018

8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Revisit with Presenters (Striped Bass), Robert 
Latour, SARC Chair

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10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m.-12:15p.m. Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report (Summer 
Flounder), Robert Latour, SARC Chair
12:15-1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report (Summer 
Flounder), Robert Latour, SARC Chair
2:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Break
3 p.m.-6 p.m. Review/Edit Assessment Summary Report (Striped Bass), 
Robert Latour, SARC Chair

Friday, November 30, 2018

9 a.m.-5 p.m. SARC Report Writing

    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `SARC Report 
Writing' session on Friday November 30th 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 James Weinberg at the NEFSC, 
508-495-2352, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
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administrative review for all shipments notification of the return or destruction will be held from November 27, 2018–
of the subject merchandise from China of APO materials or conversion to November 30, 2018. The meeting will
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, judicial protective order is hereby commence on November 27, 2018 at 10
for consumption on or after the requested. Failure to comply with the a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please see
publication date, as provided for by regulations and the terms of an APO is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For a violation subject to sanction. daily meeting agenda.
Fastenal Canada’s Chinese-origin ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
merchandise, the cash deposit rate will Notification to Interested Parties
the S.H. Clark Conference Room in the
be 206.00 percent; (2) for previously We are issuing and publishing these Aquarium Building of the National
investigated or reviewed Chinese and results in accordance with sections Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast
non-Chinese exporters not listed above 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166
that have separate rates, the cash CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5). Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
deposit rate will continue to be the Dated: November 7, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
exporter-specific rate published for the Christian Marsh, James Weinberg, 508–495–2352; email:
most recent period; (3) for all Chinese Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement james.weinberg@noaa.gov.
exporters of subject merchandise which and Compliance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
have not been found to be entitled to a
Appendix further information, please visit the
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will
NEFSC website at http://
be the China-wide rate of 206.00 Issues and Decision Memorandum www.nefsc.noaa.gov. For additional
percent; and (4) for all non-Chinese I. Summary
exporters of subject merchandise which information about the SARC meeting
II. Scope and the stock assessment review, please
have not received their own rate, the III. Background
cash deposit rate will be the rate visit the NMFS/NEFSC SAW web page
IV. Discussion of the Issue
applicable to the Chinese exporters that at http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/saw/.
Comment: Alternative Name for Jiaxing
supplied that non-Chinese exporter. Brother Daily Meeting Agenda—SAW/SARC 66
These deposit requirements, when V. Conclusion Benchmark Stock Assessment for
imposed, shall remain in effect until [FR Doc. 2018–24942 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] Summer Flounder and Striped Bass
further notice. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P (Subject to Change; All Times Are
Disclosure Approximate and May Be Changed at
the Discretion of the SARC Chair)
Normally, Commerce discloses to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
interested parties the calculations Tuesday, November 27, 2018
performed in connection with the final National Oceanic and Atmospheric 10 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Welcome
results within five days of its public Administration Introductions, James Weinberg,
announcement, or if there is no public RIN 0648–XG233 SAW Chair; and Robert Latour,
announcement, within five days of the SARC Chair
date of publication of this notice in Northeast Regional Stock Assessment 10:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Summer
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Workshop and Stock Assessment Flounder Assessment Presentation,
However, because Commerce has not Review Committee Public Meeting Mark Terceiro
calculated a weighted-average dumping 12:45 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
margin for any respondent, there are no AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Summer Flounder
calculations to disclose. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Presentation (cont.), Mark Terceiro
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 3:45 p.m.–4 p.m. Break
Notification to Importers Commerce. 4 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Summer Flounder
This notice also serves as a final ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SARC Discussion, Robert Latour,
reminder to importers of their SARC Chair
responsibility under 19 CFR SUMMARY: NMFS and the Northeast 5:45 p.m.–6 p.m. Public Comment
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate Regional Stock Assessment Workshop Period
regarding the reimbursement of (SAW) will convene the 66th SAW
Stock Assessment Review Committee Wednesday, November 28, 2018
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this for the purpose of reviewing stock 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Striped Bass
review period. Failure to comply with assessments of Summer Flounder and Assessment Presentation, Katie
this requirement could result in Striped Bass. The Northeast Regional Drew
SAW is a formal scientific peer-review 10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break
Commerce’s presumption that 10:45 a.m.–12:30 a.m. Striped Bass
reimbursement of antidumping duties process for evaluating and presenting
stock assessment results to managers for presentation (cont.), Katie Drew
occurred and the subsequent assessment 12:30–1:30 p.m.—Lunch
of double antidumping duties. fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of
the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Striped Bass
Administrative Protective Order prepared by SAW working groups and SARC Discussion, Robert Latour,
reviewed by an independent panel of SARC Chair
This notice also serves as a reminder 3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Public comments
to parties subject to administrative stock assessment experts called the 3:45 p.m.–4 p.m. Break
protective order (APO) of their Stock Assessment Review Committee, or
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

4 p.m.–6 p.m. Revisit with Presenters
responsibility concerning the return or SARC. The public is invited to attend (Summer Flounder), Robert Latour,
destruction of proprietary information the presentations and discussions SARC Chair
disclosed under the APO in accordance between the review panel and the
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which scientists who have participated in the Thursday, November 29, 2018
continues to govern business stock assessment process. 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Revisit with
proprietary information in this segment DATES: The public portion of the Stock Presenters (Striped Bass), Robert
of the proceeding. Timely written Assessment Review Committee Meeting Latour, SARC Chair

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10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break authorization (IHA) to incidentally take (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
10:45 a.m.–12:15p.m. Review/Edit marine mammals during the specified seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
Assessment Summary Report activities. NMFS is also requesting (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
(Summer Flounder), Robert Latour, comments on a possible one-year request, the incidental, but not
SARC Chair renewal that could be issued under intentional, taking of small numbers of
12:15–1:15 p.m. Lunch certain circumstances and if all marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Review/Edit requirements are met, as described in engage in a specified activity (other than
Assessment Summary Report Request for Public Comments at the end commercial fishing) within a specified
(Summer Flounder), Robert Latour, of this notice. NMFS will consider geographical region if certain findings
SARC Chair public comments prior to making any are made and either regulations are
2:45 p.m.–3 p.m. Break final decision on the issuance of the issued or, if the taking is limited to
3 p.m.–6 p.m. Review/Edit Assessment requested MMPA authorizations and harassment, a notice of a proposed
Summary Report (Striped Bass), agency responses will be summarized in incidental take authorization may be
Robert Latour, SARC Chair the final notice of our decision. provided to the public for review.
Friday, November 30, 2018 DATES: Comments and information must Authorization for incidental takings
9 a.m.–5 p.m. SARC Report Writing be received no later than December 17, shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
2018. taking will have a negligible impact on
The meeting is open to the public;
ADDRESSES: Comments should be the species or stock(s) and will not have
however, during the ‘SARC Report
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, an unmitigable adverse impact on the
Writing’ session on Friday November
Permits and Conservation Division, availability of the species or stock(s) for
30th the public should not engage in
Office of Protected Resources, National taking for subsistence uses (where
discussion with the SARC.
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
Special Accommodations comments should be sent to 1315 East- the permissible methods of taking and
This meeting is physically accessible West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 other means of effecting the least
to people with disabilities. Special and electronic comments should be sent practicable adverse impact on the
requests should be directed to James to ITP.Fowler@noaa.gov. affected species or stocks and their
Weinberg at the NEFSC, 508–495–2352, Instructions: NMFS is not responsible habitat, paying particular attention to
at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. for comments sent by any other method, rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
to any other address or individual, or similar significance, and on the
Dated: November 2, 2018. availability of such species or stocks for
received after the end of the comment
Karen H. Abrams, period. Comments received taking for certain subsistence uses
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable electronically, including all (referred to in shorthand as
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. attachments, must not exceed a 25- ‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
[FR Doc. 2018–24956 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] megabyte file size. Attachments to pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P electronic comments will be accepted in and reporting of such takings are set
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF forth.
file formats only. All comments National Environmental Policy Act
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at To comply with the National
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Environmental Policy Act of 1969
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
Administration (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
national/marine-mammal-protection/
RIN 0648–XG559 incidental-take-authorizations-research- NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
and-other-activities without change. All 216–6A, NMFS must review our
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to personal identifying information (e.g., proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
Specified Activities; Taking Marine name, address) voluntarily submitted by incidental harassment authorization)
Mammals Incidental to Boost-Back and the commenter may be publicly with respect to potential impacts on the
Landing of Falcon 9 Rockets accessible. Do not submit confidential human environment.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries business information or otherwise This action is consistent with
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and sensitive or protected information. categories of activities identified in
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental
Commerce. Amy Fowler, Office of Protected harassment authorizations with no
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. anticipated serious injury or mortality)
harassment authorization; request for Electronic copies of the application and of the Companion Manual for NOAA
comments on proposed authorization supporting documents, as well as a list Administrative Order 216–6A, which do
and possible renewal. of the references cited in this document, not individually or cumulatively have
may be obtained online at: https:// the potential for significant impacts on
SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ the quality of the human environment
from Space Exploration Technology marine-mammal-protection/incidental- and for which we have not identified
Corporation (SpaceX) for authorization take-authorizations-research-and-other- any extraordinary circumstances that
to take marine mammals incidental to activities. In case of problems accessing would preclude this categorical
boost-back and landing of Falcon 9 exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

these documents, please call the contact
rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Base listed above. preliminarily determined that the
(VAFB) in California, and at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: issuance of the proposed IHA qualifies
contingency landing locations in the to be categorically excluded from
Pacific Ocean. Pursuant to the Marine Background further NEPA review.
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of We will review all comments
is requesting comments on its proposal marine mammals, with certain submitted in response to this notice
to issue an incidental harassment exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and prior to concluding our NEPA process

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 November 27, 2018-November 30, 2018. The meeting will commence on November 27, 2018 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.
Contact		James Weinberg, 508-495-2352; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 57431
RIN Number		0648-XG23

83 FR 57431 - Northeast Regional Stock Assessment Workshop and Stock Assessment Review Committee Public Meeting

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