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BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648-XE024] Management Track Assessment Peer Review for Four Stocks of Atlantic Cod, Atlantic Surfclam, Black Sea Bass, Butterfish, and Golden Tilefish 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 will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing four stocks of Atlantic cod (western Gulf of Maine; eastern Gulf of Maine;
Georges Bank; southern New England), as well as Atlantic surfclam, black sea bass, butterfish, and golden tilefish. 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 management track working groups and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts. 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 June 18-25, 2024. The meeting will conclude on June 25, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the daily meeting agenda. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Google Meet: • *Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cvj-xzxh-vuj.* • *Dial-in number (US):* +1 505-596-1588; PIN: 594 430 759#. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Traver, 508-495-2195, *michele.traver@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
For an outline of the stock assessment process 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 specific information about the management track assessment peer review, please visit the NEFSC web page at *https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/management-track-stock-assessments.* The agenda is subject to change; all times are approximate and may be changed at the discretion of the Peer Review Chair.
Daily Meeting Agenda—Management Track Peer Review Meeting Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Time Subject Presenter 9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting Michele Traver, Kristan Blackhart, John Wiedenmann, Chair. 9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m WGOM Cod Charles Perretti. 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m Break 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m WGOM Cod cont. Discussion/Questions Charles Perretti 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.-3:30 p.m EGOM Cod Cameron Hodgdon. 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m Break 3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m EGOM Cod cont.
Discussion/Questions Cameron Hodgdon Panel. 4:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m Daily Wrap Up Summary/Discussion Panel. 4:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m Public Comment Public. 4:45 p.m Adjourn Thursday, June 20, 2024 Time Subject Presenter 9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m Welcome/Logistics Michele Traver, John Wiedenmann, Chair. 9:35 a.m.-11 a.m SNE Cod Alex Hansell. 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m Break 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m SNE Cod cont. Discussion/Questions Alex Hansell 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 GB Cod Amanda Hart. 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m Break 3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m GB Cod cont.
Discussion/Questions Amanda Hart Panel. 4:45 p.m.-5 p.m Daily Wrap Up Summary/Discussion Panel. 5 p.m.-5:15 p.m Public Comment Public. 5:15 p.m Adjourn Friday, June 21, 2024 Time Subject Presenter 9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m Welcome/Logistics Michele Traver, John Wiedenmann, Chair. 9:35 a.m.-11 a.m Meeting Wrap Up/Key Points Panel. 11 a.m.-4 p.m Report Writing Panel. 4 p.m Adjourn Monday, June 24, 2024 Time Subject Presenter 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting Michele Traver, Kristan Blackhart, Paul Rago, Chair. 1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m Black Sea Bass Emily Liljestrand. 3:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m Break 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m Daily Wrap Up Summary/Discussion Panel. 3:45 p.m.-4 p.m Public Comment Public. 4 p.m Adjourn Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Time Subject Presenter 8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m Welcome/Logistics/Conduct of Meeting Michele Traver, Paul Rago, Chair. 8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m Golden Tilefish Paul Nitschke. 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m Break 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m Golden Tilefish cont.
Discussion/Questions Paul Nitschke Panel. 11:45 a.m.-12 p.m Public Comment Public. 12 p.m.-1 p.m Lunch 1 p.m.-3 p.m Butterfish Discussion/Questions Charles Adams Panel. 3 p.m.-3:15 p.m Break 3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m Atlantic Surf Clam Discussion/Questions Dan Hennen Panel. 4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m Daily Wrap Up Summary/Discussion Panel. 5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m Public Comment Public. 5:30 p.m Adjourn The meeting is open to the public; however, during the “Report Writing” session on Friday, June 21, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 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. *Authority:* 16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.* Dated: June 4, 2024. Karen H. Abrams, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2024-12568 Filed 6-6-24; 8:45 am]
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