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main components: Artificial 

propagation and monitoring and 

evaluation (M&E). Artificial propagation 

activities that could lead to the take of 

listed coho salmon include: Adult 

broodstock collection, spawning, 

rearing, handling, evaluation, tagging 

and release of progeny. Once the threat 

of demographic extinction is reduced, 

the number of hatchery adult coho 

salmon allowed to spawn naturally in 

Bogus Creek may be controlled to insure 

that the proportionate natural influence 

(PNI) for spawning coho salmon exceeds 

0.5 (PNI > 0.5). The purpose for 

controlling the PNI is to have natural 

environment rather than the hatchery 

environment drive local adaptation and 

selection processes to improve genetic 

fitness. The HGMP includes measures to 

increase the fertilization of eggs and 

survival rate for each life stage and to 

minimize the likelihood of genetic or 

ecological effects to listed natural fish 

resulting from the hatchery operations 

and propagation of hatchery fish. 

Monitoring and evaluation will occur by 

conducting coho spawning ground and 

carcass surveys in the mainstem 

Klamath River and key tributary streams 

that comprise habitat for the Upper 

Klamath River coho salmon population 

unit. These data will be used to estimate 

adult natural and hatchery escapement 

levels and spawn timing in key streams 

for the Upper Klamath population unit 

as a whole. M&E activities will also 

collect necessary data to document 

achievement of performance indicators 

specified in the HGMP. 

Take of adult and juvenile coho 

salmon associated with Permit 15755 is 

described in the NMFS permit and 

particularly detailed in Table 1 of the 

permit. Permit 15755 expires on August 

31, 2024. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD526 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

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 40 Review 

Workshop for Atlantic menhaden 

(Brevoortia tyrannus). 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 40 review of the 

Atlantic stock of menhaden will consist 

of one workshop. 

DATES: The SEDAR 40 Review 

Workshop will be held on December 9, 

2014, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.; 

December 10, 2014, from 8 a.m. until 6 

p.m.; and December 11, 2014, from 8 

a.m. until 1 p.m. The established times 

may be adjusted as necessary to 

accommodate the timely completion of 

discussion relevant to the assessment 

process. Such adjustments may result in 

the meeting being extended from, or 

completed prior to the time established 

by this notice. 

ADDRESSES:

Meeting address: The SEDAR 40 

Review Workshop will be held at the 

Doubletree by Hilton Atlantic Beach 

Oceanfront Hotel, 2717 West Fort 

Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512; 

telephone: (252) 240–1155. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Byrd, SEDAR Coordinator; telephone: 

(843) 571–4366; email: julia.byrd@

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 three 

step process including: (1) Data 

Workshop; (2) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Assessment 

Process is a stock assessment report 

which describes the fisheries, evaluates 

the status of the stock, estimates 

biological benchmarks, projects future 

population conditions, and recommends 

research and monitoring needs. The 

assessment is independently peer 

reviewed at the Review Workshop. The 

product of the Review Workshop is a 

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, the Atlantic and 

Gulf States Marine Fisheries 

Commissions and NOAA Fisheries 

Southeast Regional Office and Southeast 

Fisheries Science Center. Participants 

include: Data collectors and database 

managers; stock assessment scientists, 

biologists, and researchers; constituency 

representatives including fishermen, 

environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); 

international experts; and staff of 

Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The Review Workshop is an 

independent peer review of the 

assessment developed during the 

assessment process, which may include 

Data and Assessment Workshops. 

Workshop Panelists will review the 

assessment and document their 

comments and recommendations in a 

Review Panel Summary. 

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 10 

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: November 18, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) and its 

advisory committees will hold public 

meetings, December 10–16, 2014. 

DATES: The Council will begin its 

plenary session at 8 a.m. on Wednesday 

December 10, continuing through 

Tuesday December 16, 2014. The 

Scientific Statistical Committee (SSC) 

will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday 

December 8 and continue through 

Wednesday December 10, 2014. The 

Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will 

begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday December 9, 

and continue through Saturday 

December 13, 2014. The Enforcement 

Committee will meet from 1 p.m. to 4 

p.m. on Tuesday December 9, 2014. All 

meetings are open to the public, except 

executive sessions. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 West 

3rd, Anchorage, AK. 

Council Address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Witherell, Council staff; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Council Plenary Session: The agenda 

for the Council’s plenary session will 

include the following issues. The 

Council may take appropriate action on 

any of the issues identified. 

1. Executive Director’s Report 

(including review of staff work plan 

for Gulf of Alaska (GOA)) trawl 

bycatch management, crab 

workgroup report on regional 

delivery framework agreement, 

legislate update) 

NMFS Management Report 

ADF&G Report 

NOAA Enforcement Report 

U.S. Coast Guard Report 

U.S. FWS Report 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission Report 

Protected Species Report 

North Pacific Research Board report 

2. Charter Halibut Management 

Measures for 2015 

3. Initial review of Bering Sea Salmon 

Bycatch 

4. Final action on GOA Skate Maximum 

Retainable Allowance (MRA) 

5. Final BSAI Groundfish harvest 

specifications; approve Plan Team 

reports; Amendment 80/American 

Fisheries Act (AFA) incidental 

catch data 

6. Final GOA groundifish specifications; 

approve Plan Team reports 

7. Initial review of GOA Sablefish 

longline pots 

8. Discussion paper on Vessel 

Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) 

Caps 

9. Electronic Monitoring (EM); 

workgroup report; discuss 

Alternative 4 and review 

Cooperative Research Plan (CRP) 

10. Discussion paper on Observer 

coverage on small Catcher 

Processors (CPs) 

11. Review Vessel Monitoring System 

(VMS) discussion paper 

12. Initial/Final action on Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) language 

License Limitation Program (LLP) 

exemptions housekeeping 

13. Pribilof canyon corals; receive 

comments on rage of alternatives 

14. Staff Tasking 

The Advisory Panel will address most 

of the same agenda issues as the Council 

except B reports. The SSC agenda will 

include the following issues: 

1. Bering Sea Salmon Bycatch 

2. BSAI Groundfish Specifications 

3. GOA Groundfish Specifications 

4. GOA Sablefish pots 

In addition to providing ongoing 

scientific advice for fishery management 

decisions, the SSC functions as the 

Councils 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 peer 

review process is also deemed to satisfy 

the requirements of the Information 

Quality Act, including the OMB Peer 

Review Bulletin guidelines. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.npfmc.org. Background 

documents, reports, and analyses for 

review are posted on the Council Web 

site in advance of the meeting. The 

names and organizational affiliations of 

SSC members are also posted on the 

Web site. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before these groups 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 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: November 17, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold public meetings of the Council and 

its Committees. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

Monday, December 8, 2014 through 

Thursday, December 11, 2014. For 

agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

Royal Sonesta, 550 Light Street, 

Baltimore, MD, telephone: (410) 234– 

0550. 

Council Address: Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 800 N. 

State St., Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (302) 

526–5255. The Council’s Web site, 

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, 

though agenda items may be addressed 

out of order (changes will be noted on 

the Council’s Web site when possible.) 

Monday, December 8, 2014 

1:30 p.m.–5 p.m. 

Executive Committee [OPEN SESSION] 

—Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries 

Management 

• Forage Fish White Paper (review 

second draft) 

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