Notices. Notice of public meeting
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BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XC348] Management Track Assessment for Groundfish and Monkfish Stocks AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: NMFS and the Assessment Oversight Panel
(AOP)will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank winter flounder, Atlantic halibut, white hake, Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank haddock, northern and southern monkfish, southern New England/mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, pollock, and American plaice stocks. The Management 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. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by the lead stock assessment analyst and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts called the AOP. 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 Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting will be held from September 19, 2022-September 22, 2022. The meeting will conclude on September 22, 2022 at 5 p.m. eastern standard time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet ( *https://meet.google.com/hhv-ubdx-pef* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, phone: 508-257-1642; email: *michele.traver@noaa.gov.* 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 the AOP meeting and the stock assessment peer review, please visit the NMFS/NEFSC web page at *https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments.* Daily Meeting Agenda—Management 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, September 19, 2022 Time Activity Lead 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m Welcome/Logistics, Introductions/Process Michele Traver, Russ Brown, and Richard Merrick (Chair). 9:15 a.m.-10 a.m Input Data Changes, Discussion/Questions Russ Brown, Review Panel. 10 a.m.-11 a.m Gulf of Maine winter flounder, Discussion/Questions Paul Nitschke, Review Panel. 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m Break 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m Georges Bank winter flounder, Discussion/Questions Tony Wood, Review Panel. 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m Discussion/Summary Review Panel. 12:30 p.m.-12:45 p.m Public Comment Public. 12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m Lunch 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m Atlantic halibut, Discussion/Questions Dan Hennen, Review Panel. 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m Georges Bank haddock, Discussion/Questions Liz Brooks, Review Panel. 3:45 p.m.-4 p.m Break 4 p.m.-4:15 p.m Discussion/Summary Review Panel. 4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m Public Comment Public. 4:30 p.m Adjourn Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Time Activity Lead 9 a.m.-9:05 a.m Brief Overview and Logistics Michele Traver/Richard Merrick (Chair). 9:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m White hake, Discussion/Questions Kathy Sosebee, Review Panel. 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m Break 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m White hake cont., Discussion/Questions Kathy Sosebee, Review Panel. 12 p.m.-12:15 p.m Discussion/Review/Summary Review Panel. 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m Public Comment Public. 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m Lunch 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m Monkfish (north and south), Discussion/Questions Jon Deroba, Review Panel. 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m Break 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m Southern New England/mid-Atlantic yellowtail flounder, Discussion/Questions Chris Legault, Review Panel. 4:45 p.m.-5 p.m Discussion/Summary Review Panel. 5 p.m.-5:15 p.m Public Comment Public. 5:15 p.m Adjourn Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Time Activity Lead 9 a.m.-9:05 a.m Brief Overview and Logistics Michele Traver/Richard Merrick (Chair). 9:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m Gulf of Maine haddock, Discussion/Questions Charles Perretti, Review Panel. 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m Break 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m Gulf of Maine haddock cont., Discussion/Questions Charles Perretti, Review Panel. 12 p.m.-12:15 p.m Discussion/Summary Review Panel. 12:15 p.m.-12:30 p.m Public Comment Public. 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m Lunch 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m Pollock, Discussion/Questions Brian Linton, Review Panel. 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m Break 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m Pollock cont., Discussion/Questions Brian Linton, Review Panel. 4:45 p.m.-5 p.m Discussion/Summary Review Panel. 5 p.m.-5:15 p.m Public Comment Public. 5:15 p.m Adjourn Thursday, September 22, 2022 Time Activity Lead 9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m Brief Overview and Logistics Michele Traver/Richard Merrick (Chair). 9:35 a.m.-11 a.m American plaice, Discussion/Questions Larry Alade, Review Panel. 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m Discussion/Summary Review Panel. 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m Public Comment Public. 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m Key Points/Follow ups Review Panel. 12 p.m.-1 p.m Break 1 p.m.-5 p.m Report Writing Review Panel. 5:15 p.m Adjourn The meeting is open to the public; however, during the `Report Writing' session on Thursday, September 22nd, the public should not engage in discussion with the Peer Review Panel. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Special requests should be directed to Michele Traver, via email. Dated: September 6, 2022. Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022-19480 Filed 9-8-22; 8:45 am]