[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36536-36537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13076]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XG233]


Management Track Assessment for Atlantic Herring, Butterfish, 
Atlantic Surf Clam, and Longfin Inshore Squid 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 Assessment Oversight Panel will convene the 
Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of 
reviewing Atlantic Herring, Butterfish, Atlantic Surf Clam, and Longfin 
Inshore Squid. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review 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 Stock 
Assessment Workshop (SAW) working groups and reviewed by an independent 
panel of stock assessment experts called the Assessment Oversight Panel 
(AOP). 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 Management Track Assessment Peer 
Review Meeting will be held from June 22, 2020-June 25, 2020. The 
meeting will commence on June 25, 2020 at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 
Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/rcy-uvyg-dtd).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, 508-495-2195; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
NEFSC website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/new-england-mid-atlantic. For additional information about the AOP meeting and the 
stock assessment peer review, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC SAW web page 
at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/northeast-region-stock-assessment-process.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Management Track Peer Review Meeting (Subject To 
Change; All Times Are Approximate and May Be Changed at the Discretion 
of the Peer Review Chair)

                          Monday, June 22, 2020
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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10 a.m.-10:15 a.m...........  Welcome/Logistics;    Russ Brown/Michele
                               Introductions/        Traver.
                               Process.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m........  Atlantic Herring....  Jon Deroba.
12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m.........  Lunch...............
1:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m..........  Review/Discussion/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m..........  Butterfish..........  Charles Adams.
3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m..........  Break...............
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.............  Review/Discussion/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m.............  Public Comment......  Public.
4:15 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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                         Tuesday, June 23, 2020
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.............  Brief Overview and    Michele Traver/Mike
                               Logistics.            Wilberg (Chair).

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9:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.........  Atlantic Surf Clam..  Dan Hennen.
10:45 a.m.-11 a.m...........  Break...............
11 a.m.-12 p.m..............  Atlantic Surf Clam    Dan Hennen.
                               cont..
12 p.m.-1 p.m...............  Lunch...............
1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.............  Review/Discussion/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.............  Longfin Inshore       Lisa Hendrickson.
                               Squid (Doryteuthis).
3 p.m.-3:15 p.m.............  Break...............
3:15 p.m.-4 p.m.............  Longfin Inshore       Lisa Hendrickson.
                               Squid (Doryteuthis)
                               cont..
4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.............  Review/Discussion/    Review Panel.
                               Summary.
4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m..........  Public Comment......  Public.
4:45 p.m....................  Adjourn.............
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                        Wednesday, June 24, 2020
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.............  Brief Overview and    Michele Traver/Mike
                               logistics.            Wilberg (Chair).
9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.........  Meeting Wrap Up/      Review Panel.
                               Discussion of Key
                               Topics.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m........  Public Comment......  Public.
10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m........  Break...............
10:45 a.m.-12 p.m...........  Report Writing......  Review Panel.
12 p.m.-1 p.m...............  Lunch...............
1:05 p.m.-5 p.m.............  Report Writing......  Review Panel.
5 p.m.......................  Adjourn.............
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                         Thursday, June 25, 2020
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            Time                    Activity                Lead
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9 a.m.-5 p.m................  Report Writing......  Review Panel.
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report 
Writing' session on Wednesday, June 23rd, and Thursday, June 24th, the 
public should not engage in discussion with the Peer Review Panel.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, 508-495-2195, at 
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 12, 2020.
H[eacute]l[egrave]ne M.N. Scalliet,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-13076 Filed 6-16-20; 8:45 am]
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