[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85166-85168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24832]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE411]


Research Track Assessment for Three Stocks of Yellowtail Flounder 
Including Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine, Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic, 
and Georges Bank

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will convene the Research Track Assessment Peer Review 
Meeting for the purpose of reviewing Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine (CCGOM), 
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic (SNEMA), and Georges Bank (GB) stocks 
of Yellowtail flounder. The Research 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. and Canadian waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are 
prepared by the research track working group and reviewed by an 
independent panel of stock assessment experts from the Center of 
Independent Experts (CIE). 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 Research Track Assessment Peer Review 
Meeting will be held from November 18, 2024-November 22, 2024. The 
meeting will conclude on November 22, 2024 at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting 
agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Clark Conference Room at the 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center Aquarium Building: 166 Water Street, 
Woods Hole, MA 02543; and via Google Meet:
    Google Meet joining info: https://meet.google.com/fdr-vztn-jxd Or 
dial: (US) +1 443-892-2999
    PIN: 475 421 044#

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristan Blackhart, (206) 289-0383; 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412a33283235202f6f232d20222a29203335012f2e20206f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cfd6cdd7d0c5ca8ac6c8c5c7cfccc5d6d0e4cacbc5c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please visit the 
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/fishery-stock-assessments-new-england-and-mid-atlantic. For additional 
information about research track assessment peer review, please visit 
the NEFSC web page at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/research-track-stock-assessments.

Daily Meeting Agenda--Research Track Peer Review Meeting

    The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may 
be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.

Monday, November 18, 2024

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                 Time                           Topic                 Presenter(s)                Notes
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10 a.m.-10:15 a.m....................  Welcome/Logistics......  Blackhart, Chen........  .......................
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.................  Research Track (RT)      Adams..................  .......................
                                        Overview.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.................  Terms of Reference       Cadrin.................  Ecosystem.
                                        (TOR) #1.
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12:15 p.m.-1:15 p.m..................                                    Lunch
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1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m...................  TOR #2.................  Alade, Hansell, Hodgdon  Catch.
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2:45 p.m.-3 p.m......................                                    Break
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3 p.m.-3:15 p.m......................  Public Comment.........  Public.................  .......................
3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m...................  Discussion/Summary.....  Review Panel...........  Conclusions,
                                                                                          Recommendations, and
                                                                                          Final Wrap-up for TORs
                                                                                          1-2
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3:45 p.m.............................                                   Adjourn
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

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                 Time                           Topic                 Presenter(s)                Notes
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10 a.m.-10:05 a.m....................  Welcome/Logistics......  To be determined (TBD),  .......................
                                                                 Chen.
10:05 a.m.-11:35 a.m.................  TOR #3.................  Alade, Hansell, Hodgdon  Survey Data.

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11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.................  Woods Hole Assessment    Miller.................  .......................
                                        Model (WHAM) Overview.
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12:05 p.m.-1:05 p.m..................                                    Lunch
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1:05 p.m.-1:20 p.m...................  Overview of approach     Adams..................  All Stocks.
                                        for TORs #4-6.
1:20 p.m.-3:20 p.m...................  TORs #4-6..............  Hodgdon................  SNEMA: Models,
                                                                                          Biological Reference
                                                                                          Points (BRPs) and
                                                                                          Projections.
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3:20 p.m.-3:35 p.m...................                                    Break
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3:35 p.m.-3:50 p.m...................  Public Comment.........  Public.................  .......................
3:50 p.m.-4:20 p.m...................  Discussion/Summary.....  Review Panel...........  Conclusions,
                                                                                          Recommendations, and
                                                                                          Final Wrap-up for TOR
                                                                                          3, SNEMA TORs 4-6.
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4:20 p.m.............................                                   Adjourn
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024

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                 Time                           Topic                 Presenter(s)                Notes
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10 a.m.-10:05 a.m....................  Welcome/Logistics......  TBD, Chen..............  .......................
10:05 a.m.-12:05 p.m.................  TORs #4-6..............  Hansell................  GB: Models, BRPs and
                                                                                          Projections.
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12:05 p.m.-1:05 p.m..................                                    Lunch
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1:05 p.m.-3:05 p.m...................  TORs #4-6..............  Alade..................  CCGOM: Models, BRPs and
                                                                                          Projections.
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3:05 p.m.-3:20 p.m...................                                    Break
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3:20 p.m.-3:35 p.m...................  Public Comment.........  Public.................  .......................
3:35 p.m.-4:05 p.m...................  Discussion/Summary.....  Review Panel...........  Conclusions,
                                                                                          Recommendations, and
                                                                                          Final Wrap-up for GB &
                                                                                          CCGOM TORs 4-6.
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4:05 p.m.............................                                   Adjourn
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Thursday, November 21, 2024

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                 Time                           Topic                 Presenter(s)                Notes
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10 a.m.-10:05 a.m....................  Welcome/Logistics......  TBD, Chen..............  .......................
10:05 a.m.-11:35 a.m.................  TOR #8.................  Legault................  All Stocks.
11:35 a.m.-12:05 p.m.................  TOR #7.................  Dolan..................  .......................
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12:05 p.m.-1:05 p.m..................                                    Lunch
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1:05 p.m.-2:05 p.m...................  Wrap up TOR #7.........  Dolan..................  .......................
2:05 p.m.-2:20 p.m...................  Public Comment.........  Public.................  .......................
2:20 p.m.-2:50 p.m...................  Discussion/Summary.....  Review Panel...........  Conclusions,
                                                                                          Recommendations, and
                                                                                          Final Wrap-up for TORs
                                                                                          7-8.
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2:50 p.m.-3:05 p.m...................                                    Break
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3:05 p.m.-4 p.m......................  Homework, if needed;     TBD....................  .......................
                                        else closed panel
                                        writing session.
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4 p.m................................                                   Adjourn
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Friday, November 22, 2024

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                 Time                           Topic                 Presenter(s)                Notes
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10 a.m.-4 p.m........................  Closed panel writing     Review Panel...........  * If necessary, revisit
                                        session.                                          any remaining issues
                                                                                          via open session.
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4 p.m................................                                   Adjourn
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    The meeting is open to the public; however, the `Report Writing' 
session on Friday, November 22nd will be closed.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Special requests should be directed to Kristan Blackhart, via email.

    Dated: October 21, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24832 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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