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Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331; www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (302) 

526–5255. The Council’s website, 

www.mafmc.org, also has details on the 

meeting location, proposed agenda, 

webinar listen-in access, and briefing 

materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the agenda, 

although agenda items may be 

addressed out of order (changes will be 

noted on the Council’s website when 

possible). 

Tuesday, October 3rd 

Executive Committee—Open Session 

Review progress on 2023 

Implementation Plan 

Review and approve draft 2024 

deliverables 

Council Convenes 

Monkfish and Dogfish Joint Framework 

To Reduce the Bycatch of Atlantic 

Sturgeon 

Review joint Dogfish and Monkfish 

Committee recommendations 

Review and approve range of Dogfish 

and Monkfish alternatives 

Illex Hold Framework #2: Final Action 

Review recommendations from the 

Committee and Advisory Panel 

Select preferred alternatives and take 

final action 

Wednesday, October 4th 

Northeast Fishery Science Center 

(NEFSC) Federal Surveys: Survey 

Performance, Issues, and Planning for 

the Future—Dr. Kathryn Ford and Peter 

Chase, NEFSC 

Overview of NOAA Ship Henry B. 

Bigelow bottom trawl survey, R/V 

Hugh R. Sharp Scallops Survey, and 

other NEFSC surveys 

Past survey performance, 2023 survey 

issues, contingency plans, and future 

scheduling 

Policy/Process for Reviewing Exempted 

Fishing Permit Applications for 

Unmanaged Forage Amendment 

Ecosystem Component Species 

Review draft policy/process document 

Review recommendations from EOP 

Committee and Advisory Panel 

Approve policy/process 

Offshore Wind Energy Development 

Updates from the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management 

Updates from the New York State 

Energy Research and Development 

Authority (NYSERDA)—Offshore 

Wind Master Plan 2.0 (Deepwater) 

——— Lunch ——— 

Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries 

Management (EAFM) Risk Assessment 

Review 

Review recommendations from EOP 

Committee and Advisory Panel 

Approve modifications to EAFM risk 

assessment 

Private Recreational Tilefish Permitting 

and Reporting 

Receive update from GARFO on 

recreational tilefish permitting and 

reporting 

Discuss communication and outreach 

efforts 

Habitat Activities Update—Karen 

Greene, Greater Atlantic Regional 

Fisheries Office Habitat and Ecosystem 

Services Division 

Presentation on activities of interest 

(aquaculture, wind, and other 

projects) in the region 

NEFSC Observer Program Update— 

Katherine McArdle, NEFSC 

Review recent program performance and 

modifications 

Review recent changes in tasked 

seadays resulting from the first 

Standardized Bycatch Reduction 

Methodology (SBRM) discard analysis 

conducted since COVID–19 

disruptions 

Review planned outreach 

NEFSC Cooperative Research Update— 

Dr. Anna Mercer, NEFSC 

Review the Cooperative Research 

Branch’s portfolio, focusing on new 

research and outreach initiatives 

Assessment and Peer Review 

Overviews—Spiny Dogfish and Atlantic 

Mackerel 

Review recent developments that will 

inform Council actions in December 

2023 

NEFSC Presentation on Maternal Effects 

(i.e. the potential importance of larger 

females for resilient fisheries)—Mark 

Wuenschel and Richard McBride, 

NEFSC 

Review relevant NEFSC research 

activities 

Consider potential implications for 

assessment and management 

Thursday, October 5th 

Business Session 

Committee Reports (SSC, Monkfish); 

Executive Director’s Report; 

Organization Reports; and Liaison 

Reports 

Other Business and General Public 

Comment 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c). 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to Shelley Spedden, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 12, 2023. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20032 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD282] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic, Gulf of 

Mexico, and Caribbean; Southeast 

Data, Assessment, and Review 

(SEDAR) Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of the SEDAR steering 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering 

Committee will meet to discuss the 

SEDAR stock assessment process and 

assessment schedule. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee 

will meet Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 

from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Eastern, via 

webinar. The established times may be 

adjusted as necessary to accommodate 

the timely completion of discussion 

relevant to the SEDAR process. Such 

adjustments may result in the meeting 

being extended from or completed prior 

to the time established by this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 


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members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie 

Neer (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) to request an invitation 

providing webinar access information. 

Please request webinar invitations at 

least 24 hours in advance of each 

webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 

29405; www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Program Manager, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– 

4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: 

(843) 769–4520; email: Julie.neer@

safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

SEDAR Steering Committee provides 

guidance and oversight of the SEDAR 

stock assessment program and manages 

assessment scheduling. The items of 

discussion for this meeting are as 

follows: SEDAR projects update; SEDAR 

projects schedule; SEDAR process 

review and discussions; and other 

business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified 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 intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the SEDAR 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 12, 2023. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20030 Filed 9–14–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD364] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council and its advisory committees. 

The meetings will be held via hybrid 

conference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will meet October 

2, 2023, through October 10, 2023. 

DATES: The Council’s Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) will begin at 

8 a.m. in the Aleutian room on Monday, 

October 2, 2023, and continue through 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The 

Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will 

begin at 8 a.m. in the Dilingham/Katmai 

room on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, and 

continue through Saturday, October 7, 

2023. The Council will begin at 8 a.m. 

in the Aleutian room on Thursday, 

October 5, 2023, and continue through 

Tuesday, October 10, 2023. The 

Enforcement Trawl Performance 

Workshop will meet Monday, October 2, 

2023, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the North 

Pacific Fishery Management Council’s 

Conference Room; 1007 W 3rd Ave., 

Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. 

All times listed are Alaska time. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be a 

hybrid conference. The in-person 

component of the meeting will be held 

at the Hilton Hotel, 500 W 3rd Ave., 

Anchorage, AK 99501, or join the 

meeting online through the links at 

https://www.npfmc.org/current-or-nextcouncil-meeting/. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Suite 400, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

Instructions for attending the meeting 

via web conference are given under 

Connection Information, below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 

diana.evans@noaa.gov; telephone: (907) 

271–2809. For technical support, please 

contact our Council administrative staff, 

email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, October 2, 2023, Through 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 

The SSC agenda will include the 

following issues: 

(1) Administrative Issues including 

Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding 

proposal. 

(2) BSAI Crab Specifications—review 

Stock Assessment and Fishery 

Evaluation (SAFE) report; adopt 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)/Over 

Fishing Limits (OFLs) for Bristol Bay 

red king crab (BBRKC), Tanner crab, 

snow crab, Pribilof Island blue king crab 

(PIBKC); Ecosystem Status Report; BSAI 

Crab Plan Team Report. 

(3) BSAI/Gulf of Alaska (GOA) 

Groundfish—Proposed specifications; 

Plan Team reports. 

(4) Chum Salmon bycatch— 

preliminary review. 

(5) BSAI Crab Program Review— 

review workplan. 

(6) Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 

Program Review—review workplan. 

The agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/3004 prior to the meeting, along 

with meeting materials. 

In addition to providing ongoing 

scientific advice for fishery management 

decisions, the SSC functions as the 

Council’s primary peer review panel for 

scientific information, as described by 

the Magnuson-Stevens Act section 

302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard 

2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peerreview process is also deemed to satisfy 

the requirements of the Information 

Quality Act, including the OMB Peer 

Review Bulletin guidelines. 

Monday, October 2, 2023 

Trawl Gear Performance Standard 

Workshop agenda: 

The NPFMC will host a workshop to 

engage with stakeholders and fishery 

participants on ways to revise the trawl 

gear performance standard so that it is 

clear, enforceable, and meets Council 

objectives. The trawl performance 

standard regulation prohibits the 

presence of 20 or more crab above a 

threshold size limit, at any time, while 

directed fishing for pollock using 

pelagic trawl gear. Variations of the 

performance standard apply in both the 

BSAI and GOA. The agenda is subject to 

change, and the latest version will be 

posted at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/1885 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Through 

Saturday, October 7, 2023 

The Advisory Panel agenda will 

include the following issues: 


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