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Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18456 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XG431 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Friday, September 14, 2018 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185 

MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 

02740; phone: (774) 634–2000. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Scallop Committee will review 

results from SARC 65 Benchmark 

Assessment and preliminary 2018 

scallop survey results. They will discuss 

initial recommendations from the 

Scallop Plan Development Team (PDT) 

for FY 2019 and FY 2020 (default) 

fishery specifications (Framework 30); 

the panel will also review and provide 

input on Framework 30 management 

measures; which include standard 

default measures. They also plan to 

review and discuss results from 

Committee tasking on LAGC IFQ trip 

limits. The panel will receive an update 

on progress toward 2018 work priorities 

and develop a list of potential 2019 

scallop work priorities. They will also 

review the Advisory Panel 

recommendations. Other business may 

be discussed as necessary. 

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 these meetings. Action 

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 MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. Consistent with 16 

U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is 

available upon request. 

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

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18454 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Fisheries of the 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 SEDAR 57 Assessment 

Webinar I for Caribbean spiny lobster. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 57 stock 

assessment process for Caribbean spiny 

lobster will consist of a Data Workshop, 

a series of data and assessment 

webinars, and a Review Workshop. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 57 Assessment 

Webinar I will be held September 19, 

2018, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (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, North 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366. Email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

1. Using datasets and initial 

assessment analysis recommended from 

the Data Webinar, panelists will employ 

assessment models to evaluate stock 

status, estimate population benchmarks 

and management criteria, and project 

future conditions. 

2. Participants will recommend the 

most appropriate methods and 

configurations for determining stock 

status and estimating population 

parameters. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

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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 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18449 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

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Administration 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Crab 

Plan Team will meet September 10–13, 

2018. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, September 10, 2018 through 

Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Traynor Room, Building 4 at the 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 

Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, September 10, 2018 Through 

Thursday, September 13, 2018 

The agenda will include: (a) Survey 

overview; (b) catch data overview; (c) 

BSAI crab PSC accounting; (d) 

ecosystem chapter overview; (e) ADF&G 

pot survey data collection; (f) final 

assessments for Snow crab, Tanner crab, 

Bristol Bay red king crab (including an 

update on a new model formulation 

proposed for 2019/20) and St. Matthew 

blue king crab; (g) review of Tanner crab 

industry survey and proposed harvest 

strategy changes; (h) update on model 

scenarios proposed for Norton Sound 

Red King Crab in 2019 and some 

preliminary harvest control rule 

simulations for Aleutian Islands golden 

king crab; (i) meeting planning for 2019 

and a finalization of the 2018 SAFE 

report including catch numbers for 

previously assessed Tier 5 stocks and; (j) 

other business. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

www.npfmc.org prior to the meeting, 

along with meeting materials. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted either 

electronically to Diana Stram, Council 

staff: diana.stram@noaa.gov or through 

the mail: North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave., 

Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252. 

In-person oral public testimony will be 

accepted at the discretion of the chair. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Shannon Gleason 

at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18459 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

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Administration 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will hold a meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for agenda details. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court, 550 

Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202; 

telephone: (410) 234–0550. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; website: 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to make 

multi-year (2019–21 fishing years) 

Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC) 

recommendations for spiny dogfish 

based on updated stock assessment 

information. The SSC will also review 

their previous ABC recommendation for 

the 2019 and 2020 fishing years for Illex 

squid. The SSC will also review 

possible changes to the stock assessment 

schedule and review process for MidAtlantic and New England species as 

proposed by the Northeast Regional 

Coordinating Council (NRCC). In 

addition, the SSC may take up any other 

business as necessary. 

A detailed agenda and background 

documents will be made available on 

the Council’s website (www.mafmc.org) 

prior to the meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to M. 

Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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