Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 27, 2017 / Notices 44993 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory 

Committee (Committee) at Stennis 

Space Center and Ocean Springs, 

Mississippi. 

DATES AND TIMES: The meeting will be 

held on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, 

October 25, 2017 from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 

p.m., and Thursday, October 25, 2017 

from 8:30–2:45 p.m. These times and 

the agenda topics described below are 

subject to change. Refer to the Web page 

listed below for the most up-to-date 

agenda. 

ADDRESSES: On Tuesday, October 24th 

and Thursday, October 26th, the 

meeting will be held in the Santa Rosa 

Room, Building #11111, John C. Stennis 

Space Center, MS 39529. On 

Wednesday, October 25th, the meeting 

will be held at Gulf Coast Research 

Laboratory, University of Southern 

Mississippi, 703 E Beach Dr., Ocean 

Springs, MS 39564. Venues may be 

subject to change. Refer to the Web page 

listed below for the most up-to-date 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

C. Gouldman, Designated Federal 

Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory 

Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 

East-West Highway, Station 2605, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240–533– 

9456; Fax 301–713–3281; Email 

carl.gouldman@noaa.gov or visit the 

U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Web 

site at http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/ 

u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established by the 

NOAA Administrator as directed by 

Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 

and Ocean Observation System Act, part 

of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

11). The Committee advises the NOAA 

Administrator and the Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) 

on matters related to the responsibilities 

and authorities set forth in section 

12302 of the Integrated Coastal and 

Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 

and other appropriate matters as the 

Under Secretary refers to the Committee 

for review and advice. The Committee 

will provide advice on: 

(a) Administration, operation, 

management, and maintenance of the 

System; 

(b) expansion and periodic 

modernization and upgrade of 

technology components of the System; 

(c) identification of end-user 

communities, their needs for 

information provided by the System, 

and the System’s effectiveness in 

dissemination information to end-user 

communities and to the general public; 

and 

(d) any other purpose identified by 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere or the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee. 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation with a 15-minute public 

comment period on October 24, 2017, 

from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., on October 

25, 2017, from 4:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., 

and on October 26, 2017, from 2:30 

p.m.–2:45 p.m. (check agenda on Web 

site to confirm time.) The Committee 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of three 

(3) minutes. Written comments should 

be received by the Designated Federal 

Official by October 20, 2017 to provide 

sufficient time for Committee review. 

Written comments received after 

October 20th, will be distributed to the 

Committee, but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. Seats will be 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Pre-registration is required for 

those attending in person. Please send 

your name as it appears on driver’s 

license and the organization/company 

affiliation you represent to Carl 

Gouldman. This information must be 

received by October 13, 2017. 

Additionally, a webinar will be 

provided. Sign-up information for the 

webinar will be posted on the Web site. 

Matters To Be Considered: The 

meeting will focus on ongoing 

committee priorities, including 

discussions stakeholder needs specific 

to the Gulf Coast region and developing 

the next set of recommendations. The 

latest version of the agenda will be 

posted at http://ioos.noaa.gov/ 

community/u-s-ioos-advisorycommittee/. 

Special Accomodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Carl 

C. Gouldman, Designated Federal 

Official at 240–533–9456 by October 13, 

2017. 

Dated: September 11, 2017. 

Carl C. Gouldman, 

Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20679 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF607 

Determination of Overfishing or an 

Overfished Condition 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice 

that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), has found that 

the following stocks are, or remain, 

subject to overfishing or overfished: 

South Atlantic red grouper, Gulf of 

Mexico greater amberjack, and 

Northwestern Atlantic witch flounder. 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, 

notifies the appropriate fishery 

management council (Council) 

whenever it determines that overfishing 

is occurring, a stock is in an overfished 

condition, or a stock is approaching an 

overfished condition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 304(e)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on 

behalf of the Secretary, must notify 

Councils, and publish in the Federal 

Register, whenever it determines that a 

stock or stock complex is subject to 

overfishing, overfished, or approaching 

an overfished condition. 

NMFS has determined that South 

Atlantic red grouper is subject to 

overfishing and overfished. This 

determination is based on the most 

recent stock assessment (SEDAR 53), 

finalized in 2017, using data through 

2015. This assessment supports a 

finding of subject to overfishing because 

the current estimate of fishing mortality 

(F) is above the maximum fishing 

mortality threshold (MFMT), and 

overfished because the spawning stock 

biomass estimate is less than the 


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