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Characterization/Portfolio analysis 

currently underway. 

4. The Committee will review 

projections for red grouper, review 

management options and provide 

guidance to staff on development of an 

amendment to address management 

needs. 

5. The Committee will discuss an 

amendment to address the Control Rule 

for Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC 

Control Rule Amendment) and possible 

adjustments to accountability measures 

for various management plans, discuss, 

and provide direction to staff. 

6. The Committee will receive an 

update on the Wreckfish Individual 

Transferable Quota (ITQ) review, 

including a report from a recent meeting 

of shareholders, and provide guidance 

to staff. 

7. The Committee will address 

Atlantic coast-wide issues, including 

coast-wide plans to address climate 

change. This includes a review of stateby-state regulations for snapper grouper 

species in the Greater Atlantic Region 

and data collection and monitoring 

efforts. The Committee will discuss 

working with the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council to have them work 

with the states north of North Carolina 

to implement complementary 

regulations for snapper grouper species 

occurring in the Mid-Atlantic. 

Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, 

September 13, 2017, 4:30 p.m.—Public 

comment will be accepted on items on 

the Council agenda. The Council Chair, 

based on the number of individuals 

wishing to comment, will determine the 

amount of time provided to each 

commenter. 

Personnel Committee (Closed), 

Thursday, September 14, 2017, 8 a.m. 

Until 9 a.m. 

1. The Committee will conduct the 

performance review for the Executive 

Director. 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Thursday, 

September 14, 2017, 9 a.m. Until 12 

p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive an 

update on commercial catches versus 

quotas for species managed under ACLs 

and an update on the status of 

amendments currently under Secretarial 

review. 

2. The Committee will also receive an 

update on the status of a request for 

recalculation of the 2015 and 2016 

recreational landings for Atlantic cobia, 

discuss and provide direction to staff. 

3. The Committee will receive an 

update on development of the Interstate 

Atlantic Cobia Management Plan from 

the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission (ASMFC) and updates from 

states on the 2017 Atlantic cobia season. 

The Committee will review public 

scoping comments on draft Amendment 

31 to the Coastal Migratory Pelagic 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 

addressing complementary management 

of Atlantic cobia with ASMFC or 

removal from the FMP. The Committee 

will provide guidance to staff. 

4. The Committee will receive an 

overview of Atlantic king mackerel trip 

limits, discuss, and provide guidance to 

staff. 

Executive Finance Committee, 

Thursday, September 14, 2017, 1:30 

p.m. Until 4 p.m. 

1. The Committee will receive a report 

from the August 2017 webinar meeting 

of the Executive Finance Committee and 

provide guidance as necessary. 

2. The Committee will review the 

South Atlantic Regional Operations 

Agreement and the Council Follow-up 

and Priorities documents and provide 

guidance to staff. 

3. The Committee will discuss options 

for an advisory panel/workgroup for the 

System Management Plan for the 

Council’s managed areas and take action 

as necessary. 

4. The Committee will discuss 

materials available for Council meetings 

and provide guidance to staff. 

Council Session: Thursday, September 

14, 2017, 4 p.m. Until 5 p.m. and 

Friday, September 15, 2017, 8:30 a.m. 

Until 1 p.m. (Partially Closed Session if 

Needed) 

The Full Council will reconvene 

beginning on Thursday afternoon with a 

Call to Order, adoption of the agenda, 

announcements and introductions, 

presentation of the Law Enforcement 

Officer of the Year award, and election 

of a new Council Chair and Vice-Chair. 

The Council will receive a Legal 

Briefing on Litigation from NOAA 

General Counsel (if needed) during 

Closed Session. The Council will 

receive the Executive Director’s Report, 

an update on the Council’s Citizen 

Science Program, and an overview of 

the economic value of South Atlantic 

fisheries. The Council will also receive 

reports from NOAA Fisheries on the 

status of commercial and recreational 

catches versus ACLs for species not 

covered during an earlier committee 

meeting, status of the South Atlantic 

For-Hire Amendment, status of Bycatch 

Collection Programs, landings of 

dolphin fish caught with pelagic 

longline gear by vessel permit type, and 

the status of commercial electronic 

logbook reporting. The Council will 

review any Exempted Fishing Permits 

received by NOAA Fisheries as 

necessary. The Council will receive 

Committee reports from the Advisory 

Panel Selection, Habitat and EcosystemBased Management, SEDAR, Snapper 

Grouper, Mackerel Cobia, and Executive 

Finance Committees, review 

recommendations, and take action as 

appropriate. 

The Council will receive agency and 

liaison reports; and discuss other 

business and upcoming meetings. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

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 Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 3 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: August 22, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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) 

Groundfish Plan Teams will meet 

September 12 through September 15, 

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DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, September 12 to Friday, 

September 15, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Alaska Fishery Science Center 

Traynor Room 2076 and NMML Room 

2079, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., 

Building 4, 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 or Jim Armstrong, Council 

staff; telephone: (907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Tuesday, September 12 to Friday 

September 15, 2017 

The Plan Teams will review the 

preliminary stock assessments for 

Groundfish and receive reports 

including but not limited to: 2017 

Survey Estimates, CIE Reviews for GOA 

Pollock and BSAI Flatfish, and the 

Economic Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation (SAFE). 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.npfmc.org. 

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, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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 Skate 

Advisory Panel 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 

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 9:30 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Radisson Airport Hotel, 2081 Post 

Road, Warwick, RI 02886; telephone: 

(401) 739–3000. 

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 committee will discuss Plan 

Development Team analysis and draft 

Framework Adjustment 5 (FW 5) 

alternatives including updated status 

determinations for the Northeast Skate 

Complex, recommendations for the 

Skate Allowable Biological Catch (ABC), 

associated possession limits, and 

allowing the landing of barndoor skate 

as well as select preferred alternatives 

for FW 5. They will also discuss PDT 

analyses of limited access in the 

Northeast Skate FMP and 

recommendations for the Committee to 

consider for 2018 priorities for the 

Northeast Skate Complex FMP. The 

Council is scheduled to have an initial 

discussion of potential 2018 priorities at 

the September Council meeting. The 

committee discuss if there are any 

regulations in the Northeast Skate 

Complex FMP that could be eliminated, 

improved, or streamlined. Several 

recent Executive Orders have been 

issued about streamlining current 

regulations, and NOAA is seeking 

public input on the efficiency and 

effectiveness of current regulations and 

whether they can be improved. Other 

business will be discussed as necessary. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. This meeting 

will be recorded. Consistent with 16 

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

available upon request. 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. 

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

Dated: August 22, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

Membership of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of Membership of the 

NOAA Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: NOAA announces the 

appointment of members who will serve 

on the NOAA Performance Review 

Board (PRB). The NOAA PRB is 

responsible for reviewing performance 

appraisals and ratings of Senior 

Executive Service (SES), Senior Level 

(SL), and Scientific and Professional 

(ST) members and making written 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority on retention and 

compensation matters, including 

performance-based pay adjustments, 

awarding of bonuses, and reviewing 

recommendations for potential 

Presidential Rank Award nominees. The 

appointment of members to the NOAA 

PRB will be for a period of two (2) years. 

DATES: The effective date of service of 

the eight appointees to the NOAA 

Performance Review Board is September 

30, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Triem, Director, Executive 

Resources Division, Workforce 

Management Office, NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, (301) 713–6374. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

names and positions of the members for 

the 2017 NOAA PRB are set forth below: 

• RDML Anita L. Lopez, Chair: Deputy 

Director for Operations, OMAO and 

Deputy Director, NOAA Corps, Office 

of Marine and Aviation Operations 

• Christopher Cartwright, Co-Chair: 

Director, Budget Office, Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer 

• Gordon T. Alston: Director, Financial 

Reporting And Internal Controls, U.S. 

Department of Commerce 

• Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Senior Science 

Advisor to the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Standards and 

Technology, U.S. Department of 

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