[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 25389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09908]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE582
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Stock
Assessment of Alaska Sablefish; Peer Review Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public 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 Alaska
Sablefish (Anopoploma fimbria). The CIE is a group affiliated with the
University of Miami that provides independent peer reviews of NMFS
science nationwide, including reviews of stock assessments for fish and
marine mammals. The Alaska Sablefish stock assessment is reviewed
annually by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) Plan Team, and the NPFMC Scientific
and Statistical Committee. The CIE review will examine whether the
assessment incorporates the best scientific information available for
making management decisions and provides a reasonable approach to
understanding the population dynamics and stock status of Alaska
Sablefish. 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 public meeting will be held from May 10 through May 12,
2016, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The review will be held at the Ted Stevens Marine Research
Institute, 17109 Pt. Lena Loop Rd, Juneau, AK 99801. Visitors will need
to sign in at the front desk.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Hanselman, 907-789-6626.
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 approach. More information about the CIE is available on its
Web site at www.ciereviews.org.
Members of the public are invited to observe, and will be provided
opportunities to contribute on May 10 and May 12, 2016. The final
report will be available prior to the September NPFMC Plan Team
meetings and will consist of individual reports from each panelist and
a summary report. The results of the review will be presented during
the September 2016 NPFMC Plan Team meeting, which will be announced at
a later time in the Federal Register.
Special Accommodations
These workshops will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Pete Hagen, 907-789-6029, at least
10 working days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 22, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-09908 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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