Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 173 / Friday, September 8, 2017 / Notices 42543 

Council will review and clarify 

unresolved details related to alternatives 

under consideration in the amendment. 

Next, it will review results from the 

Management Strategy Evaluation 

process used to develop a new 

acceptable biological catch (ABC) 

control rule for Atlantic herring. Finally, 

the Council potentially will select 

preferred alternatives for an ABC 

control rule. Following these actions, 

the Council will adjourn for the day. 

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 

The second day of the meeting will 

begin with a report from the 

Transboundary Resource Assessment 

Committee (TRAC) summarizing results 

from the 2017 stock assessments for 

Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern 

Georges Bank haddock, and Georges 

Bank yellowtail flounder. The Scientific 

and Statistical Committee (SSC) will 

report next with 2018–19 overfishing 

limit (OFL) and ABC recommendations 

for Georges Bank yellowtail flounder 

and the Northeast skate complex. A 

short SSC working group update will 

follow. Next, the Council will hear from 

U.S. representatives to the 

Transboundary Management Guidance 

Committee (TMGC) and potentially 

approve TMGC recommendations for 

2018 total allowable catches (TACs) for 

shared U.S./Canada groundfish stocks 

on Georges Bank. The TMGC considers 

TRAC advice when formulating 

recommendations. Members of the 

public then will be able to speak during 

an open comment period on issues that 

relate to Council business but are not 

included on the published agenda for 

this meeting. The Council asks the 

public to limit remarks to 3–5 minutes. 

Following the public comment period, 

the Council will receive a Groundfish 

Committee report, beginning with an 

update on Framework Adjustment 57 to 

the Northeast Multispecies FMP. The 

framework includes: (1) 2018–2020 

Fishery specifications; (2) 2018 TACs 

for U.S./Canada stocks; (3) Atlantic 

halibut accountability measures (AMs); 

(4) recreational management measures; 

(5) common pool trimester TAC 

adjustments; and (6) southern 

windowpane flounder AMs. During the 

Groundfish Committee report, the 

Council also will receive and potentially 

further discuss the TMGC’s TAC 

recommendations for U.S./Canada 

shared stocks and the SSC’s OFL and 

ABC recommendations for Georges Bank 

yellowtail flounder. Finally, the 

Committee will present a progress 

report on Groundfish Monitoring 

Amendment 23. 

After a lunch break, the Groundfish 

Committee report will continue until 

related business is concluded. The Skate 

Committee Report will follow. The 

Council will receive the Annual 

Monitoring Report on fishing year 2016 

activity and then discuss Framework 

Adjustment 5 to the Northeast Skate 

Complex FMP. The Council may 

consider final action on the framework, 

which was initiated to develop fishing 

year 2018–2019 specifications and allow 

the landing of barndoor skates. The 

Council also will receive an update on 

Amendment 5 to potentially develop a 

limited access program for skates. At the 

conclusion of the skate discussion, the 

Council will adjourn for the day. 

Thursday, September 28, 2017 

The third day of the meeting will 

begin with a preliminary discussion of 

2018 Council priorities. Here, the 

Council will review and discuss a draft 

list of possible actions and tasks for 

further development in 2018 covering 

all committees. The Council will not 

take final action on priorities until its 

December meeting. Next, the Council 

will hear from its Scallop Committee, 

beginning with a summary of 2017 

scallop survey results. The Council then 

will receive a progress report on 

Framework Adjustment 29 to the 

Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP. This 

framework contains: (1) Fishery 

specifications for the 2018 fishing year 

and default specifications for 2019; (2) 

scallop fishery AMs for yellowtail 

flounder and windowpane flounder; (3) 

Northern Gulf of Maine Management 

Area modifications; and (4) Closed Area 

I Scallop Access Area changes to be 

consistent with pending habitat area 

revisions. The Ecosystem-Based Fishery 

Management (EBFM) Committee then 

will provide a progress report on 

developing an example Fishery 

Ecosystem Plan for Georges Bank. The 

EBFM PDT will report on the 

application of operating models for a 

Georges Bank Ecosystem Production 

Unit, describing how the models could 

be used to support a Management 

Strategy Evaluation. Next, the Council 

will receive three brief habitat-related 

updates: One on the Omnibus Deep-Sea 

Coral Amendment; another on the Clam 

Dredge Framework; and a third on wind 

energy development. 

Following a lunch break, the Council 

will receive an update on the status of 

the Council Program Review. The 

Research Steering Committee will report 

next on three issues: (1) Developing a 

process to prioritize Council research 

priorities; (2) providing input to the 

Northeast Cooperative Research 

Program; and (3) reviewing collaborative 

research projects. The Council then will 

discuss two issues related to 

Standardized Bycatch Reporting 

Methodology (SBRM). First the Council 

is expected to take final action on the 

SBRM Omnibus Framework Adjustment 

to address assigning at-sea observers to 

the lobster pot fleet in an unbiased 

manner through the Northeast Fishery 

Observer Program. It then will receive 

an update on the SBRM Three-Year 

Report. The Council will close out the 

meeting with ‘‘other business’’ and then 

potentially go into closed session to 

discuss ongoing litigation. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

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. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

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 (see ADDRESSES) at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: September 5, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19057 Filed 9–7–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF661 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Notice of Public Meeting 

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 Ecosystem Committee. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) 

Ecosystem Committee will meet in 

Seatte, WA. The meeting will be 

available via web delivery and 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
42544 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 173 / Friday, September 8, 2017 / Notices 

teleconference. Web URL and 

teleconference line will be provided on 

the meeting agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 22, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Pacific Time (PST). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 

7600 Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA, 

USA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve MacLean, Council staff, phone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Ecosystem Committee 

meeting is to review the draft Bering Sea 

Fishery Ecosystem Plan being 

developed by Council committee. 

Resources will be available on the 

Council’s Ecosystem Committee Web 

page at https://www.npfmc.org/ 

committees/ecosystem-committee/. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is 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: September 5, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19058 Filed 9–7–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF645 

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 public meeting of the 

SEDAR Steering Committee. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR Steering 

Committee will meet to discuss the 

SEDAR process and assessment 

schedule. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR Steering Committee 

will meet Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 

from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. and 

Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The Steering 

Committee meeting will be held at the 

Crowne Plaza Charleston Airport, 4831 

Tanger Outlet Boulevard, North 

Charleston, SC 29418, 2008 Savannah 

Highway, Charleston, SC 29407; 

telephone: (843) 744–4422. 

SEDAR address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Carmichael, Deputy Executive Director, 

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: 

john.carmichael@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion are as follows: 

1. Research Track Process 

2. SEDAR Current Projects Update 

3. SEDAR Future Projects Schedule 

4. Budget Report 

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 SAFMC 

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 5, 2017. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19056 Filed 9–7–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF642 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Citizen Science 

Advisory Panel Communication/ 

Outreach/Education Action Team via 

webinar. 

DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, 

September 22, 2017 at 10 a.m. The 

meeting is scheduled to last 

approximately 90 minutes. Additional 

Action Team webinar and plenary 

webinar dates and times will publish in 

a subsequent issue in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meetings will be 

held via webinar and are open to 

members of the public. Webinar 

registration is required and registration 

links will be posted to the Citizen 

Science program page of the Council’s 

Web site at www.safmc.net. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science 

Program Manager, SAFMC; phone: (843) 

302–8433 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; 

fax: (843) 769–4520; email: 

amber.vonharten@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council 

created a Citizen Science Advisory 

Panel Pool in June 2017. The Council 

appointed members of the Citizen 

Science Advisory Panel Pool to five 

Action Teams in the areas of Volunteers, 

Data Management, Projects/Topics 

Management, Finance, and 

Communication/Outreach/Education to 

develop program policies and 

operations for the Council’s Citizen 

Science Program. 

The Communication/Outreach/ 

Education Action Team will meet to 

continue work on developing 

recommendations on program policies 

and operations to be reviewed by the 

Council’s Citizen Science Committee. 


sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES