[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35318-35319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14477]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD335


Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Stock 
Assessment of Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Atka Mackerel; Peer Review 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of peer review meeting.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has requested the Center for Independent Experts (CIE) to 
conduct a peer review of the agency's stock assessment of Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel. The CIE is a group that provides 
independent peer reviews of NMFS science nationwide, including reviews 
of stock assessments for fish and marine mammals. The CIE review will 
examine whether the assessment incorporates the best available 
scientific information and provides a reasonable approach to 
understanding the population dynamics and stock status of Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands Atka mackerel. The public is invited to attend and 
observe the presentations and discussions between the CIE panel and the 
NMFS scientists who collected and processed the data, and designed the 
underlying model.

DATES: The review will be held July 29 through July 31, 2014, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The review will be held at the NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Building 4, Seattle, WA, 98115, in 
conference room 2039.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Lowe, 206-526-4230, or Jim 
Ianelli, 206-526-6510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CIE panel will consist of three peer 
reviewers who will assess materials related to the topic, participate 
in a review workshop with the NMFS scientists who developed the model 
and the analytical approach, and produce a report. This review will be 
highly technical in nature and will cover mathematical details of the 
analytical

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approach. Members of the public are invited to observe, and will be 
provided opportunities to contribute on July 29.
    The final report is due to the NMFS contractor officer's 
representative (COR) on August 29, 2014, and will consist of individual 
reports from each panelist. The NMFS COR will distribute the final CIE 
reports to the Alaska Fisheries Science Center by September 5, 2014.

Special Accommodations

    The review will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Jennifer Ferdinand, (206) 526-
4076, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: June 17, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-14477 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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